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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 lawyer becomes Schlictmann's assistant?

2. Estimating the value of a case is somewhat like what?

3. How is Judge Skinner selected for this trial?

4. How much does Nesson estimate that the Woburn case is worth in punitive damages?

5. Why does the state environmental department originally come to Woburn in 1979?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Briefly describe how Judge Skinner plans to divide the trial into phases.

3. Briefly describe what the "Woodshed Conference" is.

4. Do all three partners in Schlictmann's firm want to take on the Woburn case?

5. What is the status of the Woburn case when Mulligan gave the case to Schlictmann, and why does Mulligan give it to him?

6. Why did Rikki Klieman, a female lawyer, invite Schlictmann to go to Puerto Rico?

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

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

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

10. When Anne Anderson begins her own investigation into the leukemia cluster, what is her initial step?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

This case involves extensive use of expert witnesses. Choose either the plaintiff's or defendant's side. Describe how expert witnesses are used. Include who the witnesses were, what they are used to prove, whether they are effective, etc.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the Grace settlement. Include its terms, the reactions to it, etc. Do you consider it a victory for the plaintiffs? For Grace?

Essay Topic 3

Schlictmann beleives that Judge Skinner is biased against him. Using examples from the book, discuss your opinion. Include the judge's rulings, the jurors reactions, etc.

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