True or False
Despite carefully negotiated and well-written contracts and high safety standards in the workplace or in product design and production, businesses cannot end up in a lawsuit.
What is false?
plaintiff
What is the party that initiates the proceedings in a court of original jurisdiction?
What takes a significant time and money?
What is litigation?
A _ is a tribunal established by the government to hear evidence, decide case brought before it, and provide remedies when a wrong has been committed.
what is court
summery jury trail
what is a dry-run or mock trail in which the lawyers present their claims before a jury of six persons?
Business disputes can be resolved in court or through alternative dispute resolution.
What is truth?
prosecutor
what is in a criminal case charges are brought, the party initiating the proceedings?
What is an act a number of states adopted?
What is uniform arbitration act?
The authority of courts to hear cases is called ___.
what is jurisdiction?
rent-a-judge plan
waht si dispute resolution through private courts with judges paid to be referees for the cases?
Each type of court has the authority to decide certain types of classes of cases.
what is true?
defendant
The party against whom the civil or criminal proceedings are brought?
What is a neutral person acting as a messenger between opposing sides the latest dispute?
what is mediation?
______ covers the type of cases the Court has the authority to hear.
what is subject matter jurisdiction?
minitraill
what is a trail held on portions of the case or certain issues in the case?
The Court System consists of three levels of courts.
What is true?
judge
what is the primary officer of the Court and is either an elected or an appointed official who presides over the matters brought before the Court?
What is a reference to a third person?
what is a third person or a committee that makes an out-of-court determinition of the rights of persons?
Courts that have the authority to hear the original proceedings in a case (the trail court) are called courts of ____.
What is original jurisdiction?
demurrer
what is a pleading to dismiss the adverse party's pleading for not stating cause of action or a defense?
Criminal cases in federal district courts are not those in which the defendant is charged with a violation of federal law (the U.S. Code).
What is false?
attorney-client privilege
what is lawyers and clients have a privilege of confidentiality?
What is the association tribunal?
what is a court created by a trade association or group for the resolution of disputes among its members?
A court with ____ has broad authority to hear general civil and criminal cases.
What is general jurisdiction?
en banc
what is term used when the full panel of judges on the appellate court hears a case?