Exam 2: B: Courts and Alternative Dispute Resolution

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

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

The case of Max v.National Credit Co.is heard in a trial court.The case of O! Boy! Ice Cream Co.v.Pickled Peppers,Inc. ,is heard in an appellate court.The difference between a trial and an appellate court is whether

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

No court offers mediation as an option before a case goes to trial.

Federal courts are superior to state courts.

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

Olivia files a suit against Parker.If this suit is like most cases,it will be

Boyd files a suit in a federal district court against Cathy.Cathy loses the suit,appeals to the U.S.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit,and loses again.Cathy asks the United States Supreme Court to hear the case.The Court is

The Ohio state legislature passes a law to regulate local delivery serv?ices.The final authority regarding the constitutionality of this law is

Transnational Corporation and UniShip,Inc. ,agree to a contract that includes an arbitration clause.If a dispute arises,a court having ju?ris?dic?tion may

Negotiation traditionally involves just the parties to a dispute without their attorneys.

The courts can decide whether the other branches of government have acted within the scope of their constitutional authority.

Mariah wins her suit against Variety Products Company.Variety's best ground for appeal is the trial court's interpretation of

Ginger wants to file a suit against Fred.For a court to hear the case

Vince files a suit against Will.Vince and Will meet,and each party's at?torney 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 en?courage them to settle their dispute.This is

Fact Pattern 2-A1 Java Cafes,Inc. ,and Kaffe Import Corporation dispute a term in their contract. -Refer to Fact Pattern 2-A1.Resolving the dispute between Java and Kaffe by having a neutral third party render a binding decision is one of the ad?vantages of

A court cannot exercise jurisdiction over an out-of-state defendant who has only done business in the state over the Internet.

In some states,lawyers are not allowed to represent people in small claims courts.

Quik Results,Inc. ,a Maine corporation,makes and sells Power Up!,a weight-gain and muscle-building supplement.Orin,a citizen of New York,sees an ad for Power Up! in WorkOut magazine and buys it in New York City at a local health club.Within ten days of beginning to use Power Up!,Orin suffers internal injuries.Alleging that the injuries are caused by Power Up!,Orin files a suit against Quik in a New York state court.Quik asks the court to dismiss the suit on the ground that it does not have personal jurisdiction over Quik.What is the court most likely to rule and why?