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Most online dispute resolution services apply international principles promulgated by the United Nations to resolve disputes.​

A) True
B) False

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

A) True
B) False

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Small claims courts are inferior trial courts.​

A) True
B) False

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

A) True
B) False

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D'Antoni files a suit in a federal district court against Enya. D'Antoni loses the suit, appeals to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and loses again. D'Antoni asks the United States Supreme Court to hear the case. The Court is​


A) ​not required to hear the case.
B) ​required to hear the case because D'Antoni lost in a federal court.
C) ​required to hear the case because D'Antoni lost in a lower court.
D) ​required to hear the case because it is an appeal.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

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Hua, a resident of Illinois, owns a warehouse in Indiana. A dispute arises over the ownership of the warehouse with Jac, a resident of Kentucky. Jac files a suit against Hua in Indiana. Regarding this suit, Indiana has​


A) ​federal jurisdiction.
B) ​in personam jurisdiction.
C) ​in rem jurisdiction.
D) ​no jurisdiction.

E) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

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The case of Max v. National Credit Co. is heard in a trial court. The case of O! Boy! Ice Cream Co. v. Pecan Corp. is heard in an appellate court. The difference between a trial and an appellate court is whether​


A) ​a trial is being held.
B) ​the court is appealing.
C) ​the parties question how the law applies to their dispute.
D) ​the subject matter of the case involves complex facts.

E) C) and D)
F) A) and C)

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States do not have exclusive jurisdiction on any matter.​

A) True
B) False

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Sour Dough Inc. and The Bread Company, agree to a contract that includes an arbitration clause. If a dispute arises, a court having jurisdiction 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.

E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

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Hope wants to file a suit against Gerry. For a court to hear the case,​


A) ​Gerry must agree.
B) ​the court must have jurisdiction.
C) ​the parties must have no minimum contacts with each other.
D) ​the parties must own property.

E) None of the above
F) All of the above

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All Bikes, Inc., a firm in Wisconsin, advertises on the Web. A court in Ohio would be most likely to exercise jurisdiction over All Bikes if the firm​


A) ​did substantial business with Ohio residents over the Internet.
B) ​interacted with any Ohio resident through its Web site.
C) ​only engaged in passive advertising on the Web.
D) ​suddenly removed its ad from the Internet.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Generally, a foreign court's decision can be enforced in the United States.​

A) True
B) False

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For jurisdictional purposes, corporations are considered legal persons.​

A) True
B) False

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Tyler, a citizen of Utah, files a suit in a Utah state court against Virtual Sales Corporation, a Washington state company that does business in Utah. The court has original jurisdiction, which means that​


A) ​the case is being heard for the first time.
B) ​the court has a unique method of deciding whether to hear a case.
C) ​the court has unusual procedural rules.
D) ​the subject matter of the suit is interesting and new.

E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

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Early neutral case evaluation refers to the resolution of a case before the dispute becomes contentious, when the parties' positions are said to be "neutral."​

A) True
B) False

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Quest Inc., a U.S. firm, and Real Treks, Ltd., a Canadian firm, enter into a contract that does not have a forum-selection or choice-of-law clause. Litigation between Quest and Real Treks involving this contract may occur in​


A) ​an online forum only.
B) ​Canada or the United States, but not both.
C) ​Canada, the United States, or both.
D) ​an international, United Nations tribunal only.

E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

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Sforza files a suit against Thieu. If this suit is like most cases, it will be​


A) ​dismissed during a trial.
B) ​settled before a trial.
C) ​resolved only after a trial.
D) ​appealed to a higher court.

E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

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Some cases decided by federal courts of appeals are not subject to review by the United States Supreme Court.​

A) True
B) False

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Service Employees International Union and Timberline Products, Inc., have their dispute 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.

E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

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Norwest Trucking Corporation files a suit in a state court against Bob's Service Company (BSC), and wins. BSC appeals the court's decision, asserting that the evidence presented at trial to support Norwest's claim was so scanty that no reasonable jury could have found for the plaintiff. Therefore, argues BSC, the appellate court should reverse the trial court's decision. Is the appellate court likely to reverse the trial court's findings with respect to the facts? If not, why not? What are an appellate court's options after reviewing a case?​

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