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 - ✔️✔️Appellant
, Party 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 - ✔️✔️Plaintiff