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7 Cards in this Set
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litigation
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process of bringing, maintaining, and defending a lawsuit
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alternative dispute resolution
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resolve commercial and e-commerce disputes
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limited-jurisdiction trial courts
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hear matters of a specialized or limited nature. traffic courts, juvenile courts, justice-of-the-peace courts, probate courts, family law courts, and courts that hear misemeanor criminal law cases and civil cases involving lawsuits under certain dollar amounts
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small claim court
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hear cases involving small dollar amounts of 5000 or less.
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general-jurisdiction trial court
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hears cases involving felonies, civil cases over a certain dollar amount
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intermediate appellate courts
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hear appeals from trial courts
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supreme court
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hear appeals from intermediate state courts and certain trial courts
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