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Preventing the case from going to trialis the purpose of which of the following step(s) in civil litigation
- Answers A motion for judgement on the pleadings and a motion for summary judment.
Which of the steps in civil litigation is considered a part of the discovery process in the case? -
Answers Both parties file interrogatories.
A music company wants to place the following provisions in its binding arbitration for all of the
employees it hires Whichi provision(s) may be unenforceable or unconscionable? - Answers III only
In the case of the reckless deliveryman, Margoli's and all of its employees are located in Michigan.
When the manager, Carlos, was making a delivery, he exceeded the speed limit and struck Carlene.
Carlene is now a paraplegic who must abandon her career as a tennis pro. The accident took place in
Ohio. If it is discovered that Carlos is actually from Wood County, Ohio, in which court or courts can
Carlene now file her case against Carlos and Margoli's? - Answers Wood County Court of Common
Pleas or Lucas County Court of Common Pleas
Which of the following acts would probably constitute minimum contacts that would allow an Ohio
court to serve a Michigan defendant to obtain in personam jurisdiction over him? - Answers All of the
contacts described provide sufficient contacts for in personam jurisdiction.
The primary method of securing arbitration is through a - Answers binding arbitrationclause
What is a similarity between a summary jury trial and a minitrial? - Answers The neutral adviser's
opinion in a minitrial, like the jury's verdict in the summary jury trial, is not binding.
Which of the following is an accurate depiction about the differences between arbitration and
litigation? - Answers An arbitrator is not bound by precedent, whereas a judge is.
Which of the following is a reason to set aside an arbitrator's award pursuant to the Federal
Arbitration Act (FAA)? - Answers All of these
The award was the result of corruption
The arbitrator refused to hear relevant evidence
The arbitrator was biased
The arbitrator failed to make a mutual, final,and definite award.
Whicn of the following are the only possible decisions an appellate court can render? - Answers
affirm, remand , reverse, or modify are all possible desicions.
what type of verdict allows a judge to find for the defendant immediately after the plaintiff has
presented his or her case? - Answers Directed
If the plaintiff, Carlene, files a case in the state court in Lucas County, Ohio, and the defendant, Carlos,
wants the case heard in a federal district court in Michigan, what would Carlos have to do? - Answers
He would have to file a motion to exercise his right of removal and then file a motion for a change of
venue.
if you were crearting a fair arbitration agreement clause, you would want to make sure that the
clause fulfills each of the following characteristics except. - Answers Does not consider other
potential parties when determining where to hold the arbitration.
Which of the following is not a threshold requirement a case must meet before it makes it to court? -
Answers venue
which form of ADR does NOT use a neutral third party to solve a dispute? - Answers Negotiation
New Agency. Anna just got a job as an assistant in a new federal agency called the Accounting
Commission that was set up to regulate the accounting and auditing profession. The agency is headed
by commissioners who serve for fixed terms and cannot be removed except for cause. Additionally,
no more than a majority of the commissioners may be from the same political party. Her agency is
getting ready to issue rules. The enabling legislation that set up the Accounting Commission specified
that the agency could make rules but said nothing about the form of the rules. Anna's boss, Angelika,
gave her some proposed rules and asked her to be sure that they were published and to take care of
the next step in the approval process. Angelika also told her that at this point she was not very
interested in hybrid rule making. Which of the following would be the appropriate location for
publication of the proposed rules? - Answers The Federal Register
Biljana just got a job as an assistant in a new federal agency called the Accounting Commission that
was set up to regulate the accounting and auditing profession. The agency is headed by
commissioners who serve for fixed terms and cannot be removed except for cause. Additionally, no
more than a majority of the commissioners may be from the same political party. Her agency is