BUS 205 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Alternative Dispute Resolution, Default Judgment, Summary Judgment
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I. e. complaint, answer, methods of discovery, jury selection, etc. Defendant must file an answer within 20 days. If they don"t the plaintiff can file a claim of default judgment. When there is no dispute about an essential fact. Then, you don"t need to have a trial. If the parties agree on the facts, then only a ruling is needed. Primary methods of alternative dispute resolution we discussed in class. There is a third party helping the plaintiff and defendant resolve their dispute. The two parties make their case and the arbitrator decides. *the number of civil trials in federal courts has dropped significantly. Congress has the power to regulate commerce between states. States do not have the power to regulate interstate commerce. The state wants to take something from you. Government can take private property as long as it is for public use and there is just compensation. They use the power of eminent domain to do this.
