Exam 3: Civil Dispute Resolution

A decision of a state court is binding on all courts inferior to it in its jurisdiction.Thus,the decision of a state supreme court binds all other courts in that state.

Federal courts have exclusive jurisdiction over bankruptcy,patent,trademark,and copyright cases.

Issues of fact are decided by the jury.

In the federal system,appeals from the Bankruptcy Court and Tax Court are heard directly by the U.S.Supreme Court.

In diversity of citizenship cases,federal courts apply:

The U.S.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reviews decisions of the Merit Systems Protection Board,the Patent and Trademark Office,and the U.S.Court of Veterans Appeals.

An example of a special court in the federal judicial system is the:

Watson,charged with crossing the center line in his vehicle,would ordinarily have the case heard in his state's trial court of general jurisdiction.

Generally,State A may exercise "long-arm" jurisdiction over a defendant located in State B if the defendant:

Jessup and Lange are having a dispute regarding some property.They want to have a binding resolution to their dispute,but they would prefer to have the dispute handled privately and by someone with special expertise.The best form of dispute resolution for their problem would be:

B & B,Inc.is incorporated in Delaware,but it has its principal place of business in Minnesota.It does much of its business in California.For purposes of diversity of citizenship,B & B is a resident of:

Able and Baker are both residents of Iowa,but they have a dispute regarding some land located in Kansas.Able gives Baker reasonable notice that she is filing a lawsuit in Kansas regarding the land and Baker objects,claiming the Kansas courts have no jurisdiction.In this case:

A decision of the Supreme Court of Washington would always be binding on:

After a plaintiff files a complaint with the clerk of the trial court,the clerk issues a summons to be served on the defendant to notify him that a suit has been brought against him.

The federal courts and the state courts can never have concurrent jurisdiction over the same case.

Which of the following are pleadings?

Arbitration is a commonly used technique for resolving international disputes.

The decision of an arbitrator is called a(n):

When compared to a court trial,arbitration has the advantage of privacy.

The "discovery" stage of a trial includes which one of the following?