LSTD 2106 Final Exam Question and
answers 100% correct
Litigation - correct answer ✔going to court (giving up control)
ADR (Alternative Dispute Resolution) - correct answer ✔settlement of civil
disputes between parties using neutral mediators or arbitrators without going
to court
Motion - correct answer ✔When of the parties request the judge do do
something in the lawsuit
4 Stages of a Lawsuit - correct answer ✔Pre-Lawsuit,Pleadings
Stage,Discovery, Discovery Tols
Standing - correct answer ✔qualification to sue( show that there was an
injury and show that there's a solution)
Statutes of Limitations - correct answer ✔plaintiff deadline to file a lawsuit
Complaint - correct answer ✔brings a lawsuit to the court
Summons - correct answer ✔a cover letter from the court saying you're
being sued
Answer
Default Judgment - correct answer ✔plaintiff wins automatically when
defendant fails to send an answer on time
,Counterclaim - correct answer ✔says that the plaintiff caused the defendant
damages and owes the defendant money
Cross-claim - correct answer ✔document than any party can file can use to
pull in an additional outside party
general rule (discovery stage) - correct answer ✔any evidence that is
relevant to the lawsuit is discoverable, unless protected by a privilege
Motion to compel - correct answer ✔A motion to compel asks the court to
enforce a request for information relevant to a case
Deposition - correct answer ✔used on witnesses and parties to give a
testimony (deponent is one doing the deposition)
Subpoena duces teum - correct answer ✔writ ordering a person to attend a
court and bring relevant documents
Interrogatories - correct answer ✔questions that are posed in writing. The
written answers are under oath.
Request for admissions - correct answer ✔helps us figure out which facts
are agreed and which are disputed
Request for production - correct answer ✔a request to an opposing party for
documents relevant to the lawsuit
3 Types of Evidence - correct answer ✔Testimonial
,Documentary
Physical
Jury - correct answer ✔Finder of facts
Judge - correct answer ✔Finder of law
Voir dire - correct answer ✔process of questioning potential jurors to sniff out
biases
Opening statements - correct answer ✔lays out a roadmap of what they want
the jury to focus on or what point they want to prove
Direct examination - correct answer ✔plaintiff asks question of their first
witness
Cross examination - correct answer ✔defendant asks question of the
plaintiff's first witness
Charging of the jury - correct answer ✔judge gives the jury it's instructions
Standard of proof - correct answer ✔tells us who has to persuade the jury to
some extent to have the jury rule in their favor
Deliberation - correct answer ✔jury goes and discusses the case
preponderance of the evidence - correct answer ✔Usually the standard of
proof used in a civil suit; the burden of proof that a party must meet in order to
, win the lawsuit. To win, a party must provide evidence that is more convincing
than the other side's evidence.
beyond a reasonable doubt - correct answer ✔The standard that must be
met by the prosecution's evidence in a criminal case: that there is no other
logical explanation, based on the facts, except that the defendant committed
the crime
Verdict - correct answer ✔the decision a jury makes in a trial; the decision
said by the jury
hung jury - correct answer ✔a jury that is unable to agree on a verdict (the
result is a mistrial)
negotiation - correct answer ✔A process in which parties attempt to settle
their dispute informally, with or without attorneys to represent them.
Mediation - correct answer ✔A method of settling disputes outside of court
by using the services of a neutral third party, called a mediator. The mediator
acts as a communicating agent between the parties and suggests ways in
which the parties can resolve their dispute.
Expert Evaluation - correct answer ✔Method of alternative dispute resolution
in which an independent expert acts as the neutral fact-finder; particularly
useful for parties involved in a business dispute where the issues are
somewhat complex and related to the intricacies of a certain industry or
profession.
mini-trial - correct answer ✔nonbinding process in which attorneys for the
disputing parties (typically corporations) present evidence to managers of the
answers 100% correct
Litigation - correct answer ✔going to court (giving up control)
ADR (Alternative Dispute Resolution) - correct answer ✔settlement of civil
disputes between parties using neutral mediators or arbitrators without going
to court
Motion - correct answer ✔When of the parties request the judge do do
something in the lawsuit
4 Stages of a Lawsuit - correct answer ✔Pre-Lawsuit,Pleadings
Stage,Discovery, Discovery Tols
Standing - correct answer ✔qualification to sue( show that there was an
injury and show that there's a solution)
Statutes of Limitations - correct answer ✔plaintiff deadline to file a lawsuit
Complaint - correct answer ✔brings a lawsuit to the court
Summons - correct answer ✔a cover letter from the court saying you're
being sued
Answer
Default Judgment - correct answer ✔plaintiff wins automatically when
defendant fails to send an answer on time
,Counterclaim - correct answer ✔says that the plaintiff caused the defendant
damages and owes the defendant money
Cross-claim - correct answer ✔document than any party can file can use to
pull in an additional outside party
general rule (discovery stage) - correct answer ✔any evidence that is
relevant to the lawsuit is discoverable, unless protected by a privilege
Motion to compel - correct answer ✔A motion to compel asks the court to
enforce a request for information relevant to a case
Deposition - correct answer ✔used on witnesses and parties to give a
testimony (deponent is one doing the deposition)
Subpoena duces teum - correct answer ✔writ ordering a person to attend a
court and bring relevant documents
Interrogatories - correct answer ✔questions that are posed in writing. The
written answers are under oath.
Request for admissions - correct answer ✔helps us figure out which facts
are agreed and which are disputed
Request for production - correct answer ✔a request to an opposing party for
documents relevant to the lawsuit
3 Types of Evidence - correct answer ✔Testimonial
,Documentary
Physical
Jury - correct answer ✔Finder of facts
Judge - correct answer ✔Finder of law
Voir dire - correct answer ✔process of questioning potential jurors to sniff out
biases
Opening statements - correct answer ✔lays out a roadmap of what they want
the jury to focus on or what point they want to prove
Direct examination - correct answer ✔plaintiff asks question of their first
witness
Cross examination - correct answer ✔defendant asks question of the
plaintiff's first witness
Charging of the jury - correct answer ✔judge gives the jury it's instructions
Standard of proof - correct answer ✔tells us who has to persuade the jury to
some extent to have the jury rule in their favor
Deliberation - correct answer ✔jury goes and discusses the case
preponderance of the evidence - correct answer ✔Usually the standard of
proof used in a civil suit; the burden of proof that a party must meet in order to
, win the lawsuit. To win, a party must provide evidence that is more convincing
than the other side's evidence.
beyond a reasonable doubt - correct answer ✔The standard that must be
met by the prosecution's evidence in a criminal case: that there is no other
logical explanation, based on the facts, except that the defendant committed
the crime
Verdict - correct answer ✔the decision a jury makes in a trial; the decision
said by the jury
hung jury - correct answer ✔a jury that is unable to agree on a verdict (the
result is a mistrial)
negotiation - correct answer ✔A process in which parties attempt to settle
their dispute informally, with or without attorneys to represent them.
Mediation - correct answer ✔A method of settling disputes outside of court
by using the services of a neutral third party, called a mediator. The mediator
acts as a communicating agent between the parties and suggests ways in
which the parties can resolve their dispute.
Expert Evaluation - correct answer ✔Method of alternative dispute resolution
in which an independent expert acts as the neutral fact-finder; particularly
useful for parties involved in a business dispute where the issues are
somewhat complex and related to the intricacies of a certain industry or
profession.
mini-trial - correct answer ✔nonbinding process in which attorneys for the
disputing parties (typically corporations) present evidence to managers of the
