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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. Who is Sandra Lynch?

2. Who is Facher's star witness?

3. How long does it take Judge Skinner to make his ruling on the hearing regarding the Yankee Report?

4. Who says: "No litigant has an obligation to produce or volunteer anything that is not demanded."

5. Who is Larry Knox?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe reaction in Woburn to the settlement with Grace Chemical.

2. What is Schlitmann's immediate reaction to the verdict in Phase 1?

3. What is the "shark effect" that Eustis is worried about in giving a big settlement to Schlictmann?

4. Does Schlictmann do what he wants to do in his summation to the jury at the end of Phase 1?

5. Following the trial but before the verdict, what do Schlictmann and Nesson realize is their biggest mistake and why?

6. After the Court of Appeals ruling, why does Schlictmann reject the Beatrice offer?

7. What is Schlictmann's reaction to the settlement with Grace?

8. John Dobrinski is Schlictmann's expert geological witness. Excluding the substance of his geological testimony, is John Dobrinski an effective witness for Schlictmann?

9. How does Schlictmann imagine that he would begin the Phase 2 trial?

10. During Phase 1 of the trial what does Schlictmann have to prove to the jury?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What effect does the judge's four questions to the jury have on the verdict? Include what the four questions are, what the difficulties are, etc.

Essay Topic 2

If the reports and information that came to light after the trial had been available during the trial, would the verdict have been different? Include a discussion of the EPA report, the Yankee Report, the information in the warehouse, etc.

Essay Topic 3

The families say that the motivation behind this case is justice, making corporate America take responsibility for its actions. 1. Assuming that this motive is true, does the final outcome of the case (following the final ruling of the Court of Appeals) meet this objective? 2. Do you think this is the motivation at the beginning of the case? At the end of the case? Support your answer with examples from the book.

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