MGMT 644 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Alternative Dispute Resolution, Jury Instructions, Jury Trial
Document Summary
The process of bringing, maintaining, and defending a lawsuit is called litigation. It"s also called judicial dispute resolution because courts are used to decide the case. Litigation is a difficult, time consuming, & costly process that must comply complex procedural rules. Most parties hire a lawyer to represent them. Pretrial process: can be divided into the following major phases - Pleadings: paperwork that is filed w/court to initiate & respond to a lawsuit. Complaint and summons pleading: 1st step, sets forth facts of case. Complaint- document a plaintiff files w/court & serves on the defendant to initiate a lawsuit. Summons: once a complaint has been filed, court issues a summons. This is a court order directing defendant to appear in court & answer the complaint. The defendant"s written response to a plaintiff"s complaint that is filled with the court. In the answer defendant admits or denies allegations contained in complaint.
