1: What is the name of the court of general jurisdiction in the state of Washington?...

1: What is the name of the court of general jurisdiction in the state of Washington?

2: What is the name of the trial court in the federal system?

3: When does a lawsuit begin under Washington law?

4: Explain ADR and why do businesses prefer these methods?

5: Identify the four elements of negligence.

6: What is defamation? Name 2 types of defamation.

7: What is meant by strict liablity? In what circumstances is strict liability applied?

8: What 2 basic elements must exist before a person can be prosecuted for a crime? Explain.

9: Can a corporation be prosecuted for crimes? Explain.

10: What defenses can be raised to avoid liability for criminal acts?

11: Explain the key differences between civil law and criminal law.

Please make the answers as simple as possible. Thank you so much!

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Expert Solution

Answer 1:

Washington Superior Court is the name of the court of general jurisdiction in the state of Washington.

Answer 2:

District Court is the the name of the trial court in the federal system.

Answer 3:

Lawsuit begins under Washington law when the case is filed in the court and a copy of case is sent to the defendant. The Washington law has the time limits for the case to be filed at the court. It should be filed within the 3 years from the day of incident/issue happened.

Answer 4:

ADR stands for Alternative Dispute Resolution. It is defined as the process of exploring other alternative options for resolving the disputes outside of the traditional legal and administrative forums. This includes other means of resolving a dispute rather than using traditional legal approaches. This makes the business to easy in managing the dispute and achieve a win-win resolution for both parties.

Businesses prefer these methods because these method helps them to achieve their desired solution in such a way that both parties will be in a compromised way and sees as a win-win solution for both parties. This is easy method as it does not call for following the legal procedure and it does not call for reporting in legal forums. Thus it avoids the dilution of organization image as well.

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