Exam 3: Trials and Resolving Disputes

An arbitrator's decision may be appealed based on an error of law only.

If a party in litigation refuses to answer the depositions of the other party the court may find the party that refuses to answer in contempt of court.

Since World War II, German trial procedure is patterned after U.S. trial procedure.

Since the physical or mental condition of a party raises many privacy issues, parties requesting an opposing party to submit to an examination:

Res judicata with reference to arbitration means:

At the close of discovery, either party may:

The rules of civil procedure require judges to allow attorneys to engage in as much direct examination of witnesses, and cross examination of the witnesses, as they believe necessary to establish their case.

A protective order protects the confidentiality of:

The Uniform Arbitration Act has been adopted by most states to encourage the use of arbitration.

If a party refuses to comply with a court order to produce documents or answer written interrogatories, the court may:

Fact Pattern 3-1 Amanda is a twenty-four year old student. For two years Amanda has been going to gym and using weight equipment, stationary bicycles, and step machines to improve muscle tone. One spring afternoon Amanda was using a weight machines in the usual way (and the way she was showed how to use it), when the machine malfunctioned causing her serious injury. The company that made the machine, Musclematic, has known for the past year that this problem existed, but the company took no steps to warn people who owned or used these machines of the problem. -Refer to Fact Pattern 3-1. After the pleading stage of Amanda's lawsuit is complete, she need to use the discovery process to gather information. If Amanda wants to see the design plans for the machine that injured her she should:

When parties agree to resolve a dispute by arbitration they rely on an arbitrator. An arbitrator is usually:

In preparing answers for written interrogatories, a defendant may:

After both parties have rested, the defendant, but not the plaintiff, may move for (request of the judge) a directed verdict.

A motion for a directed verdict is when parties:

A major purpose of pretrial conferences is to:

Damages intended to give injured parties enough money to restore them to the economic position they were in before the injury are known as:

At most trials, after the parties present their closing arguments, the:

Which is the correct order of stages for a typical lawsuit:

The decision by the majority of the members of an appellate court is referred to as: