QST LA 245 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Juvenile Court, Personal Jurisdiction, Minimum Contacts
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1 nationwide federal court - serves the entire country. Trial court - almost all cases start in trial court appellate court. Trial court - determine the facts of the case and the laws that go with the facts given by the. Only court that hears testimony from witnesses and receive evidence. Ex: juvenile court - hears only cases for minors cases. Ex: general civil division court - hear any civil lawsuit. For companies: defendant is doing business in the state: defendant defends a lawsuit, a summons is served on a defendant. Summons - court"s written notice that lawsuit has been filed against defendant. Appellate courts - need to have an error of law. No evidence taken - accepts facts given to them by trial courts, review record to see if court made errors of law. If error of law is made, appeal court can require a new trial (to redo the trial)
