Business Law 101 need help

1. What does the plaintiff need to file in order to bring a legal action and what are some of the defendant's proper responses?

2. What is jurisdiction? Describe how jurisdiction over a person or property differs from subject matter juris­diction?

3. If a corporation is incorporated in Delaware, has its main office in New York, and does busi­ness in California, but its president lives in Connecticut, in which state(s) can it be sued?

4. What is the difference between a court of general jurisdiction and a court of limited juris­dic­tion?

5. What is the role of a court with appellate jurisdiction?

6. When may a federal court hear a case?

7. How does a case get to be heard by the United States Supreme Court?

8. When may a court exercise jurisdiction over a party whose only connection to the jurisdic­tion is via the Internet? 

9. Describe at least three different forms of discovery?  What is the purpose and advantage for discovery?

10. What takes place at a pretrial conference?

11. Briefly, what are the steps in the course of a trial?

12. Who can appeal from a trial court’s decision?

13. What are the steps in appealing a decision?

14. What are some things that a person should consider when deciding whether to settle a dispute or take the dispute to court?

15. How does the Court decide whether or not to admit evidence into trial?