MANGMT 3540 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: General Jurisdiction, Small Claims Court
Document Summary
Res judicata is the civil version of the criminal concept double jeopardy. Res judicata means that if i sue you once and lose, i cannot sue you again for the same problem. Class actions are typically filed in situations where lawyers representing a potentially large group of injured parties wish to sue one or more defendants in the most convenient way passible. To be a proper venue, the incident or the defendant must have some geographical connection to the place where the court sits. In the adversary system, each party subpoenas and calls witnesses, then questions them under oath. Often oral testimony alone is enough for a plaintiff or prosecutor to prevail in a lawsuit. Federal: supreme court, circuit court of appeals (intermediate appellate court, district court (court of general jurisdiction, courts of limited jurisdiction ex: bankruptcy courts and patent courts.
