Chapter two involves jurisdiction. Fortunately, I do not have much experience with the court system. It sounds to me that a good lawyer can manipulate the venue to get a good outcome. My niece did have a dispute in a custody battle. Her lawyer decided not to press the custody of her daughter. My niece's boyfriend did sue for custody in Dixon. My niece was unable to get the proceedings moved to Jo Daviess county and she then had to travel to Dixon for multiple court appearances on this issue. She later won the dispute and was awarded custody of her daughter. Another question would be on work comp issues. If an employee works for a company and does work in another state for that company--then gets injured--what state has the court proceedings (The state where the company is located or the state in which the accident occurred)? The information in this chapter is good for common knowledge--not just needed information for this class
Chapter three involves the stages of trial and alternate dispute resolution. I have been on a jury, so I know about jury selection and Instructions to the jury by the judge. We listened to the testimony and the closing arguments. Deposition is not a new word, however, now I understand the true meaning as an in person testimony. Being involved in my union, I understand alternate dispute resolution. Negotiation, arbitration, and mediation are important and common in union contracts. Arbitration is very costly and time consuming. It is a step to make sure both sides of a contract are holding up to their side of the contract. I can see why companies would want to settle out of court to save money in a law suit. Court appearances take up a lot of time and energy that could be used to do important company business.
Chapter two involves jurisdiction. Fortunately, I do not have much experience with the court system. It sounds to me that a good lawyer can manipulate the venue to get a good outcome. My niece did have a dispute in a custody battle. Her lawyer decided not to press the custody of her daughter. My niece's boyfriend did sue for custody in Dixon. My niece was unable to get the proceedings moved to Jo Daviess county and she then had to travel to Dixon for multiple court appearances on this issue. She later won the dispute and was awarded custody of her daughter.
ReplyDeleteAnother question would be on work comp issues. If an employee works for a company and does work in another state for that company--then gets injured--what state has the court proceedings (The state where the company is located or the state in which the accident occurred)?
The information in this chapter is good for common knowledge--not just needed information for this class
Chapter three involves the stages of trial and alternate dispute resolution. I have been on a jury, so I know about jury selection and Instructions to the jury by the judge. We listened to the testimony and the closing arguments. Deposition is not a new word, however, now I understand the true meaning as an in person testimony.
ReplyDeleteBeing involved in my union, I understand alternate dispute resolution. Negotiation, arbitration, and mediation are important and common in union contracts. Arbitration is very costly and time consuming. It is a step to make sure both sides of a contract are holding up to their side of the contract.
I can see why companies would want to settle out of court to save money in a law suit. Court appearances take up a lot of time and energy that could be used to do important company business.