Exam 2: Courts and Alternative Dispute Resolution

To have standing to sue, a party must have complaining sufficient stake in a matter to justify seeking relief through the court system.

Under the authority of a long arm statute, a court can exercise personal jurisdic?tion over certain out-of-state defendants.

Orson files a suit against Portia. Before going to trial, the parties meet, with their attorneys to represent them, to present their dispute to a third party who is not a judge but who imposes a resolution on the par?ties. This is

Small claims courts are inferior trial courts.

Litigation is the process of resolving a dispute through the court system.

Able 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 Able Trucking'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? Explain.

HoneyBee Foods, Inc., in Illinois, and Jelly Roll Pastries, in Kentucky consent to have their dispute resolved in arbitration according to the law of Illinois. This is a ground for a court to

Marcus files a suit against Naomi in an Ohio state court. Naomi's only connec?tion to Ohio is an ad on the Web originating in Pennsylvania. For Ohio to exercise jurisdiction, the issue is whether Naomi, through her ad, has

A Maryland state court can exercise jurisdiction over National Insurance Corporation, an out-of-state company, if the firm has

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

Laws would be meaningless without the courts to interpret and apply them.

Lucille files a suit against Murray. They meet, and each party's at?torney ar?gues the party's case before a judge and jury. The jury presents an ad?vi?sory verdict, after which the judge meets with the parties to en?courage them to settle their dispute. This is

In mediation, the mediator proposes a solution and makes a decision resolving the dispute.

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

International treaties never stipulate arbitration for resolving disputes.

Lewis wants to file a suit against Mikayla. Before any court can hear the case

Bean House Coffees and Java Distributors, Inc., have a long-standing business relationship that they would like to continue. For this reason, they may prefer to set?tle any dispute between them through mediation because

The Iowa Supreme Court rules against Jennifer in a case against Kut-Rate Stores, Inc. Jennifer wants to appeal her case to the United States Supreme Court. She must ask the Court to issue a writ of

BizApps hosts a Web site that advertises its software products, fea?tures upgrades and patches for its existing products, and ac?cepts orders from customers throughout the world. Cassie, who owns and operates Holiday Vacations, Inc., a travel agency in Wyoming, orders from the Web site a copy of BizApps's Price Control software. Price Control is designed to help businesses obtain the best prices for their products and services. When Price Control is found to have a defect in its calculating program, BizApps of?fers a patch on its Web site to fix the problem. Cassie has already lost profits because of the miscalculating defect, however, and files a suit against BizApps in a Wyoming state court. Can the court exercise jurisdiction over BizApps? Why or why not?

Because corporations are not considered legal persons, courts use different principles to determine whether it is fair to exercise jurisdiction over a corporation.