Blaw 210 Exam 1- WSU Questions And Answers Latest Updates

Legal Process where neutral third party called an arbitrator hears the dispute and makes a decision - ️️Arbitration Unique, people interested in outcome of specific case can submit their own brief - ️️Amicus Curiae Brief Principles of right and wrong determined by one's own conscious - ️️Morality Set of rules of conduct recognized by particular group of individuals - ️️Ethics When judge who is not part of majority opinion writes down their own opinion setting forth the rationale behind their disagreement with the majority opinion - ️️Dissenting Opinion Philosophy of Law - ️️Jurisprudence Most good, least harm - ️️Utility Theory Respect rights of all who have a stake in the outcome - ️️Rights Theory Treat everyone equally - ️️Justice Theory Greatest amount of good for public - ️️Common Good Representation of someone with good character - ️️Virtue Theory Application of code to business applications - ️️Business Ethics Duty that decision makers owe to society in general - ️️Corporate Social Responsibility Recognize an Ethical Issue Get Facts Evaluate Alternatives Make decision Act and reflect on decision - ️️Ethical Decision making Who is impacted by decision - ️️Stakeholder Theory Party who loses in trial court and brings appeal - ️️AppellantParty who won at trial and now has to defend in appellate court - ️️Appellee Party that loses at state Supreme Court level can file this to the U.S. supreme court - ️️Writ of Certiorari Legal dispute based on federal statute, treaty, or U.S constitution - ️️Federal Question All justices agree - ️️Unanimous decision Majority, but not all, justices agree - ️️Majority opinion Majority of justices agree on outcome of case but not reasoning - ️️Plurality decision Clerks and Justices are present during voting - ️️Judicial Conference State in which court is located - ️️Forum State Jurisdiction over an individual defendant, requires defendant to be resident of forum state - ️️In personam Jurisdiction Real or personal property involved in dispute, if property is located in forum state - ️️In rem Jurisdiction Plaintiff forces defendant to sell certain property to pay money that is owed - ️️Quasi in rem jurisdiction Asks court to move case to more convenient courthouse even though original court has jurisdiction - ️️Forum Non Conveniens Process where neutral third party helps disputants reach a decision DOES NOT MAKE THE DECISION - ️️Mediation Process where attorneys for the parties try to come to a resolution on behalf of their clients - ️️Negotiation When someone is injured, may seek damages from party who injured them by filing lawsuit - ️️Civil Lawsuit Person who brings a case against another in a court of law - ️️PlaintiffSets forth the cause of action and remedy that plaintiff is pursuing - ️️Pleadings: Complaint Sets forth the time within which the defendant has to reply - ️️Pleadings: Summons Used to convince court that even if everything that plaintiff said in Complaint is true, must be dismissed because jurisdiction does not recognize the type of lawsuit either because it contains to valid claim or is defective in some way - ️️Motion to Dismiss