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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is "res judicata?"
2. For opening arguments, how many spectators remain seated in the court room after Judge Skinner asks those without seats to leave?
3. When Schlictmann meets with his client families in his offices in August, which family says "We're all in this together. That's how we started, and that's how we'll stay."?
4. The EPA report that is released after the trial verdict clearly states what?
5. Who says: "Well, half a loaf is better than none at all, isn't it?"
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Schlictmann's goal during Phase 1?
2. What types of questions does Judge Skinner give the jury during jury instructions?
3. Briefly describe the EPA report that is issued during the initial preparation for the Beatrice appeal involving pump tests performed a year before, even before the trial began.
4. Briefly describe what the Yankee Report.
5. Describe the initial Court of Appeals ruling.
6. How does Schlictmann imagine that he would begin the Phase 2 trial?
7. What is the "shark effect" that Eustis is worried about in giving a big settlement to Schlictmann?
8. What is the strategy of the defense during Phase 1 of the trial?
9. When Schlictmann meets with the families during the negotiations with Grace following the verdict, what is the position of the families?
10. John Dobrinski is Schlictmann's expert geological witness. Excluding the substance of his geological testimony, is John Dobrinski an effective witness for Schlictmann?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Judge Skinner says that the parties are not entitled to a jury they like, only an impartial jury of their peers. Would the verdict have been different if the jury had been a jury of experts rather than a jury of peers? If the trial had not been divided into three phases and the families had been able to testify early, as Schlictmann had wanted, would your answer be the same? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 2
Based on the final outcome of this case (after the Court of Appeals final ruling), do you think justice is served? Do you think the outcome is fair? Include a summary of the outcome and support your conclusion with facts from the book.
Essay Topic 3
Compare and contrast the two lawyers Jan Schlictmann and Jerome Facher. Is one more effective in the trial?
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