Exam 2: Traditional and Online Dispute Resolution

Emil wants to initiate a suit against Fast Credit Company by filing a complaint.The complaint should include

Jo files a suit against Lara in a Missouri state court.Lara's only connection to Missouri is an ad on the Web originating in Nebraska.For Missouri to exercise jurisdiction,the issue is whether Lara,through her ad,has

National Consumer Goods Corporation and Paula Purchaser agree to resolve their dispute in arbitration.The arbitrator's decision is called

Mandatory arbitration clauses in employment contracts are not enforceable.

A summary judgment is granted only if there is no genuine question of law.

Olsen Grocery Company files a suit against Pickle Products,Inc.Pickle responds that even if Olsen's statement of the facts is true,according to the law Pickle is not liable.This is

The verdict in a summary jury trial is binding.

To resolve a dispute,Amy in Boston and Chris in Denver utilize E-Solution,an online dispute resolution (ODR)service.This limits these parties' recourse to the courts

Unless otherwise agreed,the result of an online dispute resolution proceeding may not be appealed to a court.

For purposes of diversity of citizenship,a corporation is a citizen only of the state in which it is incorporated.

The function of the courts is to interpret and apply the law.

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

Molly files a suit against Naomi.They meet,and each party's attorney argues the party's case before a judge and jury.The jury presents an advisory verdict,after which the judge meets with the parties to encourage them to settle their dispute.This is

Discount Mart,Inc. ,files a suit in a state court against Elements Computer Corporation,alleging that Elements breached a contract to sell 500 notebook computers to Discount.During the course of the suit,Discount files a motion for judgment on the pleadings,Elements files a motion for a directed verdict,and both parties file motions for summary judgment.When and for what purpose are each of these motions made?

Fact Pattern 2-1 Java Cafes, Inc., and Kaffe Import Corporation dispute a term in their contract. -Refer to Fact Pattern 2-1.Resolving the dispute between Java and Kaffe by having a neutral third party render a binding decision is one of the advantages of

Sid files a suit against Tina.Before going to trial,the parties,with their attorneys,meet to try to resolve their dispute.A third party helps them to reach an agreement.This is

An answer can admit to the allegations made in a complaint.

Concurrent jurisdiction exists when both federal and state courts have the power to hear a particular case.

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

Sam,a citizen of New Mexico,wants to file a suit against Tanya,a citizen of Texas.Their diversity of citizenship may be a basis for