BUSAD 120 Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: Alternative Dispute Resolution, Clerical Error, En Banc
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Purpose - help guarantee that the parties to a lawsuit receive a fair trial. Transcript - what said and done at trial. Requested and determined set by appealing party (appellant) Brief prepared and filed by appellant and appellee. Can be en banc - whole appellate court. Affirm - majority agrees with lower court. Reverse - majority disagrees with lower court. Modify - majority agrees with lower court but modifies rulings. Opinion written by judge(s) who agree with the decision but for different rationale. In brazos county you are required to go through mediation before litigation/court. Use a third party to help work it out. A contract is a legal agreement between two or more parties that agree to do something that they weren"t legally entitled to do or not do something that they were legally entitled to do. The objective standard: what would a reasonable person do in an alike situation under the circumstances.
