arbitration - Two parties are engaged in a legal dispute. In order to reach a settlement of
their dispute, the parties choose an impartial third party to
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What kind of alternative dispute resolution does the scenario describe?
a process in which jurors are separated from family and others during jury deliberation -
Sequestering is .
the opening statement - During which part of the trial process does an attorney usually
summarize the main factual and legal issues of the case and describe why he or she
believes the client's position is valid?
direct examination - After a witness has been sworn in, the plaintiff's attorney questions
the witness. Documents and other evidence can be introduced through each witness.
What step of the trial process does this scenario describe?
motion for summary judgment - A asserts that there are no factual disputes to be
decided by the jury and that the judge can apply the proper law to the undisputed facts
and decide the case without a jury.
motion for judgment on the pleadings - A plaintiff files a complaint alleging that the
defendant breached an oral contract and allegedly owes the plaintiff damages. If the
state's statute of limitations requires that a lawsuit be brought within two years from the
date that an oral contract was breached and the pleadings show that the lawsuit has
been filed after the two-year period has expired, the defendant can make a motion to
have the plaintiff's lawsuit dismissed based on the facts alleged in the pleadings.
What pretrial motion does this scenario illustrate?
A cross-complaint - is a document filed by the defendant against the plaintiff to seek
damages or some other remedy.
e-mediation - Two parties in a legal dispute sit before their computers and sign on to the
website. A chat room is assigned to each party and a neutral third party, and another is
set aside for both parties and the neutral third party together. The individual chat rooms
are used for private conversations with the neutral third party, and the other chat room
is for conversations between both parties and the neutral third party.
The scenario best describes which of the following?
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