Understanding Lawsuits: A Quiz on Civil Procedure and Legal Concepts Quiz - Test Your Knowledge

the satirical magazine The Georgetown Heckler changed its name from The Georgetown Lampoon after being threatened with a lawsuit by the Harvard Lampoon.

in Faridah Begum bte Abdullah v. Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah, it was held that non-Malaysian citizens cannot sue a Malay ruler.

the slogan Juan Valdez drinks Costa Rican coffee, popular on bumper stickers in Costa Rica, prompted a lawsuit from Federación Nacional de Cafeteros de Colombia.

the Jewish War Veterans of the United States of America, represented by the American Civil Liberties Union, were plaintiffs in a lawsuit seeking the removal of the Mount Soledad cross.

the North Bloomfield Mining and Gravel Company was the defendant in the first environmental lawsuit in US legal history.

after Leander Clark College went bankrupt and merged with Coe College, an heir of the school's namesake sued to have his donation returned.

English publishers John Stockdale and his son John Joseph Stockdale were involved in separate lawsuits decades apart, which led to changes in the law in 1792 and in 1840, respectively.

administrative law in mainland China has been used unsuccessfully by Chinese dissidents to sue the Communist Party of China.

Chip Berlet's non-fiction book Clouds Blur the Rainbow: The Other Side of New Alliance Party was referenced in a 1993 United States Federal Court lawsuit involving the FBI.

Clinton v. Jones established that a President of the United States was not exempt from being sued by private citizens in civil lawsuits.

Ruiz v. Estelle, originally a handwritten civil suit filed by a prisoner against the Texas Department of Corrections in 1972, became the most far-reaching prison lawsuit in American history.

Westmoreland v. CBS demonstrated that a public figure cannot win a libel suit in the United States unless reckless and defamatory statements are evidence of actual malice.

Cam'ron filed a lawsuit against R. Kelly as he did not receive credit for his remix of "Snake".

Understanding Lawsuits: A Quiz on Civil Procedure and Legal Concepts

1 After a final decision has been made, either party or both may ________ from the judgment if they are unhappy with it (and their jurisdiction grants the ability).

2 Motions for ________, for example, can usually be brought before, after, or during the actual presentation of the case.

3 In ________ the term "claim" is far more common; the person initiating proceedings is called the claimant.

4 The fusion of common law and equity in the ________ of 1873 and 1875 led to the collapse of that distinction, so it became possible to speak of a "lawsuit".

5 A lawsuit may also enable the ________ to be treated as if it were a private party in a civil case, as plaintiff or defendant regarding an injury, or may provide the government with a civil cause of action to enforce certain laws.

6 A lawsuit may involve dispute resolution of private law issues between individuals, ________ or non-profit organizations.

7 A lawsuit is a civil action brought before a court of law in which a plaintiff, a party who claims to have received ________ from a defendant's actions, seeks a legal or equitable remedy.

8 Rules of criminal or civil procedure govern the conduct of a lawsuit in the common law ________ of dispute resolution.

9 Usually the pleadings are drafted by a ________, but in many courts persons can file papers and represent themselves, which is called appearing pro se.

10 If the plaintiff is successful, judgment will be given in the plaintiff's favor, and a range of court orders may be issued to enforce a ________, award damages, or impose an injunction to prevent an act or compel an act.

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