BUS 207 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Summary Judgment, Triple Bottom Line, Alternative Dispute Resolution
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Pleadings of a lawsuit consist of: the complaint and answer (not summons, that is the document that allows the defendant to know they"re being sued) 3 pretrial activities = pleadings, discovery, motions. If the court grants defendant"s motion for summary judgement, the court has: dismissed the case before trial based on the evidence presented including evidence obtained during discovery. The role of a jury at trial is: to determine the facts and apply the law as instructed by the judge to reach a verdict. Judge reads you the law and gives the instructions, but the jury takes this law and the facts and decides on a verdict. The __________ files an appeal and seeks the court of appeal to __________ the decision of the trial court. Cons: can be expensive, time-consuming and unpredictable (if you try the same case twice, likely to get different results)
