Deck 2: Courts and Alternative Dispute Resolution

Question 1

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

Answer 1

True

Question 2

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

Answer 2

False

Question 3

International treaties never stipulate arbitration for resolving disputes.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

U.S. district courts have concurrent jurisdiction with state courts in matters involving federal questions.

Question 5

The federal courts are superior to the state courts.

Question 6

Small claims courts are inferior trial courts.

Question 7

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

Question 8

Courts of appeals conduct new trials in which evidence is submitted to the court and witnesses are examined.

Question 9

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

Question 10

The verdict in a summary jury trial is not binding.

Question 11

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

Question 12

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

Question 13

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

Question 14

Mandatory arbitration clauses in employment contracts are generally enforceable.

Question 15

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

Question 16

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

Question 17

The United States will not enforce a foreign court's decision.

Question 18

For purposes of diversity of citizenship, a corporation is a citizen only of the state in which its principal place of business is located.

Question 19

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

Question 20

A mini-trial is a private proceeding in which each party's attorney ar?gues the party's case before the other party.

Question 21

Arnold loses his suit against Buffy in a Colorado state trial court. Arnold ap?peals to a state intermediate court of appeals and loses again. Arnold would appeal next to

A) a U.S. district court.
B) the Colorado Supreme Court.
C) the United States Supreme Court.
D) the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

Question 22

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

A) appeal.
B) certiorari.
C) jurisdiction.
D) summons.

Question 23

The Montana Supreme Court rules against Natural Grocery Mart in a case against One Stop 2 Shop Stores, Inc. Natural Grocery files an appeal with the United States Supreme Court. The Court does not hear the case. This

A) is a decision on the merits that has value as a precedent.
B) indicates agreement with the Montana court's decision.
C) means nothing.
D) means that the Montana court's decision is the law in Montana.

Question 24

As a judge in a federal court, Christine can decide, among other things, whether the laws or actions of the executive and legislative branches are constitutional. The process for making this determination is known as

A) judicial review.
B) jurisdiction.
C) venue.
D) early neutral case evaluation.

Question 25

First Community Credit Union and General Hydraulics. Inc., have their dispute re?solved in arbitration. Be?fore determining the award, the arbitrator meets with First Community's representative to discuss the dispute without General Hydraulics' representative being present. If this meeting substantially prejudices General Hydraulics' rights, a court will most likely

A) compel arbitration.
B) review the merits of the dispute.
C) review the sufficiency of the evidence.
D) set aside any award.

Question 26

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

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

Question 27

Service Employees International Union and Timberline Products, Inc., have their dis?pute resolved in arbitration. The arbitrator arbitrates issues that the parties did not agree to submit to arbitration. This is a ground for a court to

A) none of the choices.
B) review the merits of the dispute.
C) review the sufficiency of the evidence.
D) set aside the award.

Question 28

To resolve a dispute in nonbinding arbitration, Alyson in Baltimore and Chuck in Denver utilize E-Resolve, an online dispute resolution (ODR) service. This limits these parties' recourse to the courts

A) not at all.
B) until the ODR service has issued a decision.
C) with respect to any dispute arising between them.
D) with respect to this dispute only.

Question 29

Fresh Harvest Company, which is based on Georgia, packages and sells vegetables. Hayden, who is a resident of Indiana, buys a Fresh Harvest product, eats it, and suffers severe food poisoning. Hayden wants to file a suit against Fresh Harvest. The diversity of citizenship between these parties means that

A) federal and state courts have concurrent jurisdiction.
B) federal courts have exclusive jurisdiction.
C) no court has jurisdiction.
D) state courts have exclusive jurisdiction.

Question 30

Delia files a suit against Eduardo in a Florida state court over the ownership of a boat docked in a Florida harbor. Both Delia and Eduardo are residents of Georgia. Eduardo could ask for a change of venue on the ground that Georgia

A) has a sufficient stake in the matter.
B) has jurisdiction.
C) has sufficient minimum contacts with the parties.
D) is a more convenient location to hold the trial.

Question 31

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) a commercial cyber presence in Ohio.
B) conducted substantial business with Ohio residents.
C) claimed to be a resident of Ohio.
D) solicited virtual business in Ohio.

Question 32

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

Question 33

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

A) the parties to the dispute must agree.
B) the court must have jurisdiction.
C) the court must issue a deposition.
D) the parties must own property.

Question 34

The least expensive method of resolving a dis?pute between Ronald and Sharon may be

A) arbitration because the case will be heard by a mini-jury.
B) litigation because each party will pay its own legal fees.
C) mediation because the dispute will be resolved by a non-expert.
D) negotiation because no third parties are needed.

Question 35

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

A) compel arbitration.
B) review the merits of the dispute.
C) review the sufficiency of the evidence.
D) set aside any award.

Question 36

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

A) the case will be heard by a mini-jury.
B) the dispute will eventually go to trial.
C) the process is not adversarial.
D) the resolution of the dispute will be decided an expert.

Question 37

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

A) monitor any arbitration until it concludes.
B) order an arbitrator to rule in a particular way.
C) order a party to bring the dispute to court.
D) order a party to submit to arbitration.

Question 38

Transcontinental Tours, a U.S. firm, and Victoria Hotels, Ltd., a Canadian firm, enter into a contract that does not have a forum-selection or choice-of-law clause. Litigation between Transcontinental and Victoria over a dispute involving this contract may occur in

A) Canada only.
B) Canada or the United States, but not both.
C) Canada, the United States, or both.
D) the United States only.

Question 39

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

A) minimum contacts with the state.
B) maximum contacts with the state.
C) medium contacts with the state.
D) no contacts with the state.

Question 40

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

A) a mini-trial.
B) a summary jury trial.
C) early neutral case evaluation.
D) not a legitimate form of dispute resolution.

Question 41

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.

Question 42

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?