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Interest analysis courts used to decide which state has the most significant relationship to the
occurrence and partiers - ✔✔1. The place where the injury occurred
2. The place where the conduct causing the injury occurred
3. Domicile, residence, nationality, and place of business of the parties
4. Place where the relationship between the parties is centered
Remedy - ✔✔an order addressed to the defendant, requiring that person to pay money or
do a particular act
Action at law - ✔✔brought by a plaintiff who wants a legal remedy, such as money damages
Action in equity - ✔✔brought by a plaintiff who wants legal relief through an injunction or
decree of specific performance
Decree of specific performance - ✔✔orders a defendant to comply with terms of a contract
Adversarial system - ✔✔English/American approach to litigation in which the parties
themselves, acting through their attorneys, research the law and develop evidence
· Judge does not make any decisions or take any initiative regarding specific arguments
· Requires fewer judges and more lawyers than the inquisitorial system -> shifts cost to private
sector
Inquisitorial system - ✔✔litigation method used by European nations and other countries
that didn't inherit English system
,· Judge has authority to decide what will be addressed and are in charge of the investigation
and investigators
· Requires more time and energy from public officials than attorneys -> shifts cost to public
sector
Pretrial Proceedings - ✔✔Pleading Stage and Discovery Stage
Pleading Stage - ✔✔complaint, answer, reply
Discovery Stage - ✔✔the parties attempt to collect more evidence for trial
Rules of Evidence Excluded by the Rules - ✔✔1. Irrelevant Evidence
2. Hearsay
3. Opinion Evidence
irrelevant evidence - ✔✔information that has nothing to do with the argument being made
Hearsay - ✔✔oral or written evidence made by someone who is not testifying or if the
evidence is offered as proving truth of that statement
Opinion Evidence - ✔✔evidence of what a person thinks in regard to facts in dispute - usually
dismissed unless from expert
Motion for directed verdict/judgement as a matter of law (JMOL) - ✔✔motion by judge
attorney for judge to decide case instead of sending it to the jury
· can be made by plaintiff or defendant
· usually dismissed
, Instructions to The Jury - 3 parts - ✔✔1. General rules of conduct - don't discuss case with
anyone except jurors
2. Definition of legal terms
3. Court's charge to the jury - provides legal framework for jury to perform its job
a. General - most common, explains relevant legal principles and asks them to reach a verdict
b. Special - series of questions related to disputed facts and asking for yes or no answers
Process of Appeal - ✔✔Appellant appeals. Gives court notice. Designates the record, which is
sent to the appellate court. Briefs are prepared and filed. Appellee files a brief. Oral argument is
held before the court. Decision made (could be awhile)
Alternative Dispute Resolution - ✔✔a process by which two parties resolve conflicts through
the use of a specially trained, neutral third party
Arbitration - ✔✔cheaper, faster, less painful
Completely private
Categorized into two groups
Labor Arbitration - ✔✔disputes in the labor-management context, usually a group of
employees
Taft-Hartley act makes collective bargaining agreements legally binding
Commercial Arbitration - ✔✔Disputes regarding any type of business transaction
Types of Precedent - ✔✔Mandatory and Persuasive Authority
Mandatory Authority - ✔✔court decisions from a higher court in the same jurisdiction
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