Chapter 3-Vocab

Question 0

Litigation

Answer 0

Process of filing claims in court and ultimately going to trial

Question 1

Litigator

Answer 1

Lawyer who handles court cases

Question 2

Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)

Answer 2

Any formal/informal process used to settle disputes without trial

Question 3

Negotiation

Answer 3

Solving a dispute with or without lawyers before going to any trial can last days to possibly years

Question 4

Mediation

Answer 4

A neutral person attempts to coax disputing parties toward voluntary settlement

Question 5

Mediator

Answer 5

Neutral person

Question 6

Arbitration

Answer 6

Ensures a final results with a neutral 3rd party with power to impose an award

Question 7

Arbitrator

Answer 7

Hears each party equal time to present case then issues binding decision generally without reason

Question 8

Mandatory arbitration

Answer 8

Document that prohibits you from filing against a company

Question 9

Trial courts

Answer 9

Determine the facts of a particular dispute and apply to those facts the law given by earlier appellant court decision

Question 10

Jurisdiction

Answer 10

A courts power to hear a case

Question 11

Trial courts of general jurisdiction

Answer 11

Can hear a broad range of cases