A Maryland state court can exercise jurisdiction over National Insurance Corporation, an out-of-state company, if the firm has

As a judge in a federal court, Christine can decide, among other things, whether the laws or actions of the executive and legislative branches are constitutional. The process for making this determination is known as

Bean House Coffees and Java Distributors, Inc., have a long-standing business relationship that they would like to continue. For this reason, they may prefer to settle any dispute between them through mediation because

Delia files a suit against Eduardo in a Florida state court over the ownership of a boat docked in a Florida harbor. Both Delia and Eduardo are residents of Georgia. Eduardo could ask for a change of venue on the ground that Georgia

Fresh Harvest Company, which is based on Georgia, packages and sells vegetables. Hayden, who is a resident of Indiana, buys a Fresh Harvest product, eats it, and suffers severe food poisoning. Hayden wants to file a suit against Fresh Harvest. The diversity of citizenship between these parties means that

Lewis wants to file a suit against Mikayla. Before any court can hear the case

Lucille files a suit against Murray. They meet, and each party’s attorney argues the party’s case before a judge and jury. The jury presents an advisory verdict, after which the judge meets with the parties to encourage them to settle their dispute. This is

Marcus files a suit against Naomi in an Ohio state court. Naomi’s only connec¬tion to Ohio is an ad on the Web originating in Pennsylvania. For Ohio to exercise jurisdiction, the issue is whether Naomi, through her ad, has

Orson files a suit against Portia. Before going to trial, the parties meet, with their attorneys to represent them, to present their dispute to a third party who is not a judge but who imposes a resolution on the parties. This is

The least expensive method of resolving a dispute between Ronald and Sharon may be

The Montana Supreme Court rules against Natural Grocery Mart in a case against One Stop 2 Shop Stores, Inc. Natural Grocery files an appeal with the United States Supreme Court. The Court does not hear the case. This

Transcontinental Tours, a U.S. firm, and Victoria Hotels, Ltd., a Canadian firm, enter into a contract that does not have a forum-selection or choice-of-law clause. Litigation between Transcontinental and Victoria over a dispute involving this contract may occur in

A court can exercise jurisdiction over property that is located within its boundaries.

A court’s review of an arbitrator’s award may be restricted.

Because corporations are not considered legal persons, courts use different principles to determine whether it is fair to exercise jurisdiction over a corporation.

Courts of appeals conduct new trials in which evidence is submitted to the court and witnesses are examined.

For purposes of diversity of citizenship, a corporation is a citizen only of the state in which its principal place of business is located.

Litigation is the process of resolving a dispute through the court system.

Mandatory arbitration clauses in employment contracts are generally enforceable.

The minimum-contacts requirement is usually met if a corporation advertises or sells its products within a state.

The United States Supreme Court can review any case decided by any of the federal courts of appeals.

The United States will not enforce a foreign court’s decision.

To have standing to sue, a party must have complaining sufficient stake in a matter to justify seeking relief through the court system.

U.S. district courts have concurrent jurisdiction with state courts in matters involving federal questions.