01:377:203 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Alternative Dispute Resolution, Summary Judgment, Expert Witness
8 Sep 2016
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Plaintiff and/or prosecutor: represented by , pi. Regulations: rules that are created to operationalize statues by providing more specific guidance. Laws that originated in england from the middle ages: usually based from religion. The courts creating a law when they render a decision that interprets existing laws as they apply for that particular case. Courts have varying jurisdiction depending on the location and subject matter of case o. Federal court system: us supreme court is the highest federal court o. Federal courts have jurisdiction only over federal claims (ex: claims based on the. Diversity of citizenship jurisdiction: having multiple people from different states involved in the case, the us supreme court then has to make a decision on which state law to use. State court systems: ny supreme court is the highest state court o. Concurrent jurisdiction: they may hear both state law and federal law claims. Lower court = trial court -- us district court, ny district court.
