BUS 410 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Summary Judgment, Interrogatories, Jury Trial

• School: Emory University
• Department: Business
• Course: BUS 410
• Professor: Burdette Allison

Document Summary

Chapter 3: court procedures (skim sections 3 and 6) All civil trials held in the federal district courts are governed by the federal rules of. Three phases of litigation: pretrial, trial, and posttrial. Types of attorneys" fees: fixed fees, hourly fees, contingency fees (fixed percentage of client"s recovery) Settlement considerations: litigation is incredibly costly, so if a client doesn"t want to pursue litigation, they may decide to pursue a settlement. Pretrial includes filing of the pleadings, gathering of evidence, and possibly pretrial conference and jury selection. Method of service: the process server hands the summons and complaint to the defendant. Waiver of formal service of process if defendant is already aware of the lawsuit, they can willingly waive the right to be served personally. The defendant"s response: answer defendant must either admit or deny each of the allegations described in the complaint. Motion a procedural request submitted to the court by an attorney on behalf of their client.