Business Law Test 1 // Chapter 3

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alternative dispute resolution

Back 1

any formal or informal process to settle disputes without a trial

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Trial courts

Back 2

determine facts and apply the laws to the facts

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Appeals courts

Back 3

accept the facts found by the trial court and review the trial record for errors of law

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Motion

Back 4

a formal request to the court

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Voir Dire

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The process of selecting jurors in order to obtain an impartial panel.

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Discovery

Back 6

stage prior to trial at which parties may employ various procedural mechanisms to investigate facts of the case and determine the basis of opposing party‘s case/defense.

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depose potential witnesses

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-Questions answered under oath

-Transcriptions prepared

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Interrogatories

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Written questions which must be answered in writing under penalty of perjury

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Affidavits

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Written statements signed under the penalty of perjury

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Trial Procedure

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-Plaintiff’s Opening
-Defendant’s Opening
-Plaintiff’s Case in Chief
-Defendant’s Case in Chief
-Plaintiff’s Closing
-Defendant’s Closing
-Jury Instructions and Deliberation
-Verdict

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Tort Law

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victim brings suit and receives compensation or restitution.

-no agreement needed between parties

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2 types of Torts

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- intentional: harm caused by deliberate action
-neglicence/srict liability: harm caused by neglect rather than by deliberate action