In the U.S. Supreme Court case, Goodyear Dunlop Tires Operation v. Brown, 131 S.Ct. 2846 (2011), the
Court found that the foreign subsidiaries of the U.S. parent company - Answers were not subject to
North Carolina's jurisdiction due to the outer limits on a state court's authority set by the Due Process
Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment
Which of the following is true of subject matter jurisdiction on the basis of diversity of citizenship? -
Answers In a diversity-of-citizenship case, a federal court will apply state law.
Which of the following is the primary purpose of state long-arm statutes? - Answers To authorize
personal jurisdiction over nonresident defendants.
Courts use a two-prong test to determine whether they have personal jurisdiction over an out-of-state
defendant. Which of the following questions is likely to be asked in the second part of the test, namely,
meeting the constitutional requirements of fairness and due process? - Answers Does the defendant
have some level of minimum contacts with the state?
When compared to the country of origin principle, the country of reception approach to jurisdiction over
Internet transactions - Answers requires business managers to have more knowledge of the laws of
other countries.
Which of the following terms best describes a form of appeal in which the appellate court conducts a
new trial as if the original trial had never occurred? - Answers Trial de Novo
In which of the following situations would a federal court have exclusive jurisdiction over the case? -
Answers When the United States is a party to the litigation.
Which of the following tests could give a court jurisdiction over an out-of-state defendant based upon
the defendant's active and repeated business activities conducted online and the interactivity of the
website at issue? - Answers Zippo Sliding Scale
In which of the following circumstances is a court likely to have personal jurisdiction over an out-of-state
defendant? - Answers If the parties agree to litigate in a specific court.
is created when an appellate court renders a decision; lower courts must follow that decision and apply
the law created by this prior case to any new cases involving similar facts and circumstances - Answers
Precedent
In the "Dread Pirate Roberts" case, U.S. v. Ulbricht, 31 F. Supp. 3D 54D (S.D.N.Y. 2014), one of the issues
that the court addressed was whether bitcoin is considered "currency" under federal money laundering
statutes. In this case, the court - Answers rules that using bitcoin to launder money violates the statute
because it carries value and can be exchanged for other currency.
Attorneys who are part of the executive or midlevel management team of large companies are known as
- Answers In-House Counsel
, Which of the following is an example of "equitable relief"? - Answers Specific Performance
Which equitable maxim favors those who pursue their claims efficiently and disfavors those who merely
rest on their legal rights and do not act to protect those rights within a reasonable period of time? -
Answers Equity aids the vigilant
The science and philosophy of law, defines several approaches to the appropriate function of law and
how legal doctrines should be developed and applied. - Answers Jurisprudence
Law serves an important catalyst for commerce by - Answers providing some degree of reliability in
business planning.
is the principle that similar cases with similar facts and issues should have the same judicial outcome. -
Answers Doctrine of Stare Decisis
Which of the following is a secondary source of law? - Answers Restatements of the Law
Which of the following primary sources of federal and state law has the highest priority? - Answers
Federal Administrative Law
Taylor is on trial for assault and battery. The prosecution must provide sufficient ______ evidence to
convict Taylor of the offense. - Answers Inculpatory
Depositions and interrogatories occur during the _____ stage of litigation. - Answers Discovery
Jack is on trial for first-degree murder and has pled not guilty. At this stage in the jury trial, the
prosecutor is presenting her case against Jack by questioning her own witnesses. This questioning is
known as _____. - Answers Direct Examination
Which of the following is a type of informal alternative dispute resolution (ADR)? - Answers Settlement
Agreement
Which of the following statements is NOT true of the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA)? - Answers It spells
out specific procedures and formats for conducting arbitration proceedings.
Moe allegedly breached his contract with Mary through nonperformance. Under state law, Mary is
required to sue Moe within three years of the alleged breach or her breach of contract claim will be
barred. This time limit within which a lawsuit must be filed is called the: - Answers Statute of Limitations
Which of the following is true of alternative dispute resolution (ADR)? - Answers ADR is usually
conducted in private and accidental disclosure of confidential business information is unlikely to occur.
Even though the terms are sometimes used interchangeably, which of the following is a difference
between "litigation" and "trial"? - Answers The scope of litigation is broader than that of a trial.
Which of the following is always true of litigation and arbitration? - Answers A hearing is conducted to
resolve the dispute.