MGT 2106 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Controlled Substances Act, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Minimum Contacts
Document Summary
Chapter 3 courts and alternative dispute resolution notes. Before a court can hear a lawsuit, certain requirements must be met. The requirements relate to : jurisdiction, venue, standing to sue. Court can exercise personal (in personam jurisdiction) over residents of a certain geographic area. Long arm statue a court can exercise personal jurisdiction over non-resident defendants. Non-resident had sufficient contacts or minimum contacts with state to justify jurisdiction (the minimum contacts requirement is usually met if the corporation does business in the state) Jurisdiction over property in rem jurisdiction suit over boundaries to ranchland. Jurisdiction over subject matter probate and bankruptcy counts. Trial courts courts of original jurisdiction trier of facts. Article iii, sec 2 of u. s. constitution establishes the boundaries of federal judicial power -law and equity under u. s. constitution. Fed district ct original jurisdiction cases involving diversity of citizenship in amount more than ,000. Exclusive federal jurisdiction for federal crimes, bankruptcy, patents, copyrights.
