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Woo buys a new automobile. While driving the car home from the dealership, the brakes fail, the car crashes, and Woo is seriously injured. Woo retains the law firm of Kraft and Molina, and they file a lawsuit claiming damages for these injuries. Brady works as a paralegal in that law firm. Brady would be allowed to interview witnesses to the accident.

The authority that a court has to hear a particular type of case is known as ________________.

Which of the following could not be resolved through civil litigation?

Laws containing the methods used to enforce our rights or to obtain redress for the violation of our rights are known as                     .

Statutes allowing states to exercise jurisdiction over nonresident defendants are known as long-arm statutes.

Woo buys a new automobile. While driving the car home from the dealership, the brakes fail, the car crashes, and Woo is seriously injured. Woo retains the law firm of Kraft and Molina, and they file a lawsuit claiming damages for these injuries. Brady works as a paralegal in that law firm. In the lawsuit, Kraft and Molina are the plaintiffs.

Pleadings are filed in a trial court.

In federal cases, trials generally occur in _________________.

A three-judge panel is usually found in                      .

Most aspects of civil litigation occur in the courtroom.