Assignment
(1) Legal Environment of Business, Ch. 4: Judicial, Alternative, and E-Dispute Resolution
1. Alternative Dispute Resolution is a somewhat newer form of resolving disputes and a departure of the traditional form of solving complex legal issues. Alternative dispute resolution also takes many forms and can differ for different types of situations. From all of the different forms of Alternative Dispute Resolution that you read about in your reading, which in your opinion is the most effective and why?
2. Describe the pretrial litigation process.
3. Describe how a case proceeds through trial.
4. Describe how a trial court decision is appealed.
5. Explain the use of arbitration and other methods of alternative dispute resolution.
6. Describe e-courts and e-dispute resolution.
(2) Legal Environment of Business, Ch. 1: Legal Heritage and the Digital Age
7. The law surrounds us in our daily lives. So much so that we don't even think about it half the time. How does the Law affect you in your Professional and/or Personal life?
8. Define law.
9. Describe the functions of law.
10. Explain the development of the U.S. legal system.