Question 1

Raylene files a suit against Travis. If this suit is like most cases, it will be

Accepted Answer

A)  dismissed during a trial. 
B)  settled before a trial. 
C)  resolved only after a trial. 
D)  transferred to a higher court. 
A)  dismissed during a trial. 
B)  settled before a trial. 
C)  resolved only after a trial. 
D)  transferred to a higher court.

Question 2

A trial commences with the plaintiff's attorney's direct examination of the first witness.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The minimum-contacts requirement is usually met if a corporation advertises or sells its products within a state.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Lorena files a suit against Milton. Before going to trial, the parties, with their attorneys, meet to try to resolve their dispute. A third party sug-gests or proposes a resolution, which the parties may or may not decide to adopt. This is

Accepted Answer

A)  arbitration. 
B)  mediation. 
C)  negotiation. 
D)  not a legitimate form of dispute resolution. 
A)  arbitration. 
B)  mediation. 
C)  negotiation. 
D)  not a legitimate form of dispute resolution.

Question 5

A court can exercise jurisdiction over property located within its boundaries.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Any relevant material, including information stored electronically, can be the object of a discovery request.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The United States Supreme Court can review any case decided by any of the federal courts of appeals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

D'Antoni files a suit in a federal district court against Enya. D'Antoni loses the suit, appeals to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and loses again. D'Antoni asks the United States Supreme Court to hear the case. The Court is

Accepted Answer

A)  not required to hear the case. 
B)  required to hear the case because D'Antoni lost in a federal court. 
C)  ​required to hear the case because D'Antoni lost in a lower court. 
D)  required to hear the case because it is an appeal. 
A)  not required to hear the case. 
B)  required to hear the case because D'Antoni lost in a federal court. 
C)  ​required to hear the case because D'Antoni lost in a lower court. 
D)  required to hear the case because it is an appeal.

Question 9

Hope wants to file a suit against Gerry. For a court to hear the case,

Accepted Answer

A) Gerry must agree. 
B) the court must have jurisdiction. 
C) the parties must have no minimum contacts with each other. 
D) the parties must own property. 
A) Gerry must agree. 
B) the court must have jurisdiction. 
C) the parties must have no minimum contacts with each other. 
D) the parties must own property.

Question 10

Milo files a suit against Nick in an Ohio state court, noting that Nick op-erates a Web site through which Ohio residents have done substan-tial business with him. The court is most likely to have jurisdiction over Nick if Milo’s claim arises from

Accepted Answer

A) anything an Ohio resident has done. 
B) Nick’s Web site activities. 
C) nothing an Ohio resident has done. 
D) something other than Nick’s Web site. 
A) anything an Ohio resident has done. 
B) Nick’s Web site activities. 
C) nothing an Ohio resident has done. 
D) something other than Nick’s Web site.

Question 11

In a suit by the National Forest Preservation Organization (NFPO) against Old Growth Logging, Inc., NFPO serves a written request for Old Growth to admit the truth of matters relating to the trial. Old Growth's admission in response is the equivalent of

Accepted Answer

A)  an admission in court. 
B)  a statement to the media. 
C)  information to which Old Growth has a right of privacy. 
D)  irrelevant evidence. 
A)  an admission in court. 
B)  a statement to the media. 
C)  information to which Old Growth has a right of privacy. 
D)  irrelevant evidence.

Question 12

The role of the courts is to interpret and apply the laws.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

All Bikes, Inc., a firm in Wisconsin, advertises on the Web. A court in Ohio would be most likely to exercise jurisdiction over All Bikes if the firm

Accepted Answer

A)  did substantial business with Ohio residents over the Internet. 
B)  interacted with any Ohio resident through its Web site. 
C)  only engaged in passive advertising on the Web. 
D)  suddenly removed its ad from the Internet. 
A)  did substantial business with Ohio residents over the Internet. 
B)  interacted with any Ohio resident through its Web site. 
C)  only engaged in passive advertising on the Web. 
D)  suddenly removed its ad from the Internet.

Question 14

A court's review of an arbitrator's award may be restricted.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Minimum contacts with a jurisdiction are never enough to support jurisdiction over a nonresident defendant.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Norwest Trucking Corporation files a suit in a state court against Bob's Service Company (BSC), and wins. BSC appeals the court's decision, as-sert-ing that the evidence presented at trial to support Norwest's claim was so scanty that no reasonable jury could have found for the plaintiff. There-fore, argues BSC, the appellate court should reverse the trial court's de-ci-sion. Is the appellate court likely to reverse the trial court's findings with re-spect to the facts? If not, why not? What are an appellate court's options after re-viewing a case?

Accepted Answer

An appellate court will reverse a lower

Question 17

If Cornel and Deanna resolve their dispute by having a neutral third party render a binding decision, they will have used the method of

Accepted Answer

A)  arbitration. 
B)  conciliation. 
C)  intervention. 
D)  mediation. 
A)  arbitration. 
B)  conciliation. 
C)  intervention. 
D)  mediation.

Question 18

Destiny and Enzo engage in a business transaction. When a dispute arises, Destiny initiates a lawsuit against Enzo by filing a complaint. If Enzo files a motion to dismiss, he is asserting that

Accepted Answer

A)  Destiny did not state a claim for which relief can be granted. 
B)  ​Destiny's statement of the facts is not true. 
C)  Destiny's statement of the law is not true. 
D)  ​Enzo suffered greater harm than Destiny. 
A)  Destiny did not state a claim for which relief can be granted. 
B)  ​Destiny's statement of the facts is not true. 
C)  Destiny's statement of the law is not true. 
D)  ​Enzo suffered greater harm than Destiny.

Question 19

After the defense concludes its presentation, the attorneys present closing arguments.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

A case is remanded when it is sent back to a trial court for further proceedings consistent with the opinion of the appellate court.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 3: Courts and Alternative Dispute Resolution

Raylene files a suit against Travis. If this suit is like most cases, it will be

A trial commences with the plaintiff's attorney's direct examination of the first witness.

The minimum-contacts requirement is usually met if a corporation advertises or sells its products within a state.

Lorena files a suit against Milton. Before going to trial, the parties, with their attorneys, meet to try to resolve their dispute. A third party sug-gests or proposes a resolution, which the parties may or may not decide to adopt. This is

A court can exercise jurisdiction over property located within its boundaries.

Any relevant material, including information stored electronically, can be the object of a discovery request.

The United States Supreme Court can review any case decided by any of the federal courts of appeals.

D'Antoni files a suit in a federal district court against Enya. D'Antoni loses the suit, appeals to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and loses again. D'Antoni asks the United States Supreme Court to hear the case. The Court is

Hope wants to file a suit against Gerry. For a court to hear the case,

Milo files a suit against Nick in an Ohio state court, noting that Nick op-erates a Web site through which Ohio residents have done substan-tial business with him. The court is most likely to have jurisdiction over Nick if Milo’s claim arises from

In a suit by the National Forest Preservation Organization (NFPO) against Old Growth Logging, Inc., NFPO serves a written request for Old Growth to admit the truth of matters relating to the trial. Old Growth's admission in response is the equivalent of

The role of the courts is to interpret and apply the laws.

All Bikes, Inc., a firm in Wisconsin, advertises on the Web. A court in Ohio would be most likely to exercise jurisdiction over All Bikes if the firm

A court's review of an arbitrator's award may be restricted.

Minimum contacts with a jurisdiction are never enough to support jurisdiction over a nonresident defendant.

If Cornel and Deanna resolve their dispute by having a neutral third party render a binding decision, they will have used the method of

Destiny and Enzo engage in a business transaction. When a dispute arises, Destiny initiates a lawsuit against Enzo by filing a complaint. If Enzo files a motion to dismiss, he is asserting that

After the defense concludes its presentation, the attorneys present closing arguments.

A case is remanded when it is sent back to a trial court for further proceedings consistent with the opinion of the appellate court.

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