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Litigation Chs. 19, 18, 23 Vocab/Concept Review

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A challenge for ____ is the right of a party to remove a potential juror from the panel for bias, actual or implied.
____ is a form of alternative dispute resolution by which parties submit their dispute to another person or tribunal for decision. The submission may be voluntary, pursuant to a contract to submit any dispute to ____, or pursuant to a statute that requires ____.
When the judge ___ an objection to evidence, the evidence is excluded.
The purpose of the ___ ___ examination of the jury panel is to find out information about the potential jurors, their willingness to apply and follow the law, and to discover whether they have any biases.
Usually 30 days before trial, the parties are required to file their pretrial ____ (exhibit and witness lists) and proposed jury instructions.
An attorney prepares a ___ notebook for their reference for handling a case during trial. Contains, among other things, exhibit lists and witness lists, outlines of direct and cross examinations of the witnesses, copies of exhibits, etc.
___ ____ is the term used for trial preparation consisting of methodically reviewing the legal elements of the claims or defenses, and setting out, usually in checklist form, all evidence needed to prove every material fact, the best way to use the evidence, and the best way to present the evidence.
A ___ ___ is an order a court issues following a pretrial conference that embodies the court's rulings and plan for managing the progression of the case to trial.
____ are agreements between the parties as to agreed facts. Parties often enter into _____ as to the admissibility or foundation of specific pieces of evidence.
The most important instruction to give a witness in preparation for trial is to tell the ____.
At trial, a party's attorney may only ask ____ questions of an adverse or hostile witness.
____ testimony is admissible at trial when technical or specialized knowledge is required to understand a disputed fact or other evidence and the ___ witness is qualified to testify by showing that he or she has special training, education and experience with the subject.
A lawyer’s opening statement must contain no ____ but rather an overview of the evidence.
When a judge ____ an objection to evidence, the evidence is admitted.
___ arbitration is arbitration in which the parties must comply with the arbitration tribunal's award and the award can be enforced in court against a party.
___ arbitration is arbitration in which the tribunal's award is only advisory. A ____ award may be accepted, rejected, or modified by the parties.
____ is a form of alternative dispute resolution by which an intermediary facilitates communication between the parties, helps the parties overcome barriers in the negotiation process, and identifies the parties' real interests and needs so that they can make their own agreement.
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____ evidence is evidence offered to prove one or more facts from which the existence of other material facts can then reasonably be inferred.
Evidence that a party offers at trial to contradict or refute evidence previously offered by another party is ____ evidence.
At trial, a party ___ when that party has finished presenting their case-in-chief and has no more evidence to offer in support of a claim or defense.
The plaintiff must prove a civil case by a ____ of the evidence, which means to show that the claim is more likely true than than not true.
At the end of trial, a judge gives the jury final jury ____, including an explanation of the law they must apply to decide the case and an explanation of the verdict form and how to use it.
The attorneys attending a pretrial conference must have ____ to make any appropriate stipulations, admissions, and engage in settlement discussions on behalf of the party they represent.
A _____ challenge is the right of each party to remove a specified number of jurors, usually two or three, from the panel of potential jurors during the voir dire examination without explanation or justification.
A ____ conference is a meeting between the presiding judge and the lawyers on a case.
A ____ claim or defense is a claim or defense that is not supported by facts, or contrary to law. A party who prosecutes a ____ claim or defense is subject to sanctions and disciplinary action.
At least forty states have adopted some form of the ____ Arbitration Act or the more recent Revised ____ Arbitration Act, which provides rules for conducting arbitration proceedings and defines the roles of the civil justice system to support arbitration.