Nearly all states have specialized trial courts that hearcommercial disputes.In all states commercial disputes must be heard in alimited-jurisdiction court.Businesses generally dislike the concept of specialized trailcourts for commercial disputes because the large numbers ofconsumers who sue businesses in these courts have led the judges tobecome generally biased against business.A few states have established specialized trial courts forcommercial disputes.Commercial disputes because of their specialized nature are firstheard at the appellate court level