Exam 3: Trials and Resolving Disputes

Sworn testimony, outside of the courtroom, of a witness recorded by a court official is a:

Unlike arbitrators, mediators:

An opinion written by a judge on a court of appeals who agrees with the decision of the majority, but for a different reason, is called a:

Written interrogatories are questions submitted by:

In a civil trial the party that proves its contentions by a preponderance of the evidence will win.

In the pleading known as the ____, the defendant will admit, deny, or say that it does not know the truth, with respect to each assertion of the plaintiff.

Requests for admissions are:

A defendant must file a responsive pleading to a complaint filed by a plaintiff. The defendant may file which of the following:

Punitive damages may not exceed the compensatory damages awarded in a given case.

Ginger attacks Richard and cuts him with a knife. He sues Ginger. The jury awards Richard $50,000 for medical expenses and lost time at work and adds $100,000 to the award because Ginger was so vicious. The $50,000 is called:

When an appellate court disagrees with the decision reached by the trial court, the appellate court:

Arbitrators do not have to be attorneys.

The decision of an appellate court is the:

Statements of the remedy that the plaintiff is seeking are included in the:

Suppose both sides in a suit agree about certain facts, so they do not need to be proven at trial. To settle facts about which there is no real dispute, the parties may use:

Following the service of plaintiff's complaint, even if the claims are complete nonsense, the defendant must file a responsive pleading.

After an arbitrator hears a dispute, she issues an opinion that is known as a verdict.

The defendant's reply to the complaint, in which the defendant admits or denies the allegations, is known as:

An arbitrator must be:

In an affirmative defense: