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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 the amount of the counter-offer that Schlictmann makes to Beatrice Foods settlement offer the week before trial?

2. How much is Facher's settlement offer that Schlictmann immediately rejects?

3. How many peremptory challenges does each side have?

4. Beverly Paigen provides Schlictmann with a report on what?

5. By the fall of 1985 approximately how much has Schlictmann's firm spent on the Woburn case?

Short Essay Questions

1. To what does the title of the chapter "Orphans and Dogs" refer?

2. How does Anthony Roisman become involved in the Woburn case?

3. According to the city engineer of Woburn, what causes the foul taste and murky discoloration from Wells G and H?

4. What does Schlictmann do with the money he won in the Casey case?

5. Why does John J. Riley sell the tannery to Beatrice Foods?

6. Why does Cheeseman implead Unifirst into the case as a third defendant?

7. Beatrice offers an $8 million settlement before trial. What two things would this settlement achieve for Schlictmann?

8. Explain in a few sentences the nature of the complaint in the Woburn case.

9. What is Jan Schlictmann's first noteworthy case, and how much does he receive as his fee?

10. Briefly describe Jerome Facher's legal qualifications.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the Phase 1 verdict. Include what it was, the reactions by the lawyers, the parties, and the press. Do you think the verdict is fair?

Essay Topic 2

This case is high profile. Discuss the publicity surrounding the case both pre-trial, during the trial, and post-trial. Do you think that this benefits the plaintiffs? The defendants?

Essay Topic 3

Throughout the book there is a discussion of the finances of Schlictmann and his firm. What role do finances play? Can the firm have spent less money? If yes, how? Would the outcome have been different if Schlictmann's firm had as much money as the defense firms? Should finances play a role in a trial?

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