Exam 3: Courts and Alternative Dispute Resolution

A justiciable controversy is a case in which the court's decision-the "justice" that will be served-will be controversial.

Negotiation is the most complex form of alternative dispute resolution.

In Restful Motel's suit against Sleepy Hotels,Inc.,the jury returns a verdict in Restful's favor.Sleepy files a motion stating that even if the evidence is viewed in the light most favorable to Restful,a reasonable jury should not have found in its favor.This is a motion for

Most online dispute resolution services apply general,universal legal principles to resolve disputes.

Venue is the term for the subject matter of a case.

Lora files a suit in Michigan against Ned over the ownership of a boat docked in a Michigan harbor.Lora and Ned are residents of Ohio.Ned could ask for a change of venue on the ground that Ohio

Quality Products,Inc.,files a suit against Retail Sales Corporation.Sid is a witness for Quality.Tod is a witness for Retail.Quality may direct interrogatories to

Marbled Granite Company files a suit against Natural Stone,Inc.,in a Colorado court with general jurisdiction.In a Delaware court with limited jurisdiction,E-Sales Corporation files a suit against First State Bank.The difference between general and limited jurisdiction is

In most states,if neither party requests a jury,there will be no jury trial.

Refer to Fact Pattern 3-1.Resolving the dispute between Java and Kaffe by having a neutral third party render a binding decision is one of the advantages of

Ula wants to initiate a suit against Valley Farms by filing a complaint.The complaint should include

To have standing to sue,a party must have been harmed or have been threatened with harm by the action about which he or she complains.