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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. How many jurors are there for Phase One?
2. Where are the first negotiations between Schlictmann's team and Grace held in Boston?
3. Who is John Dobrinski?
4. Who is afraid of the "shark effect"?
5. What happens to the limousine that picked the Schlictmann team up at La Guardia Airport in New York?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe reaction in Woburn to the settlement with Grace Chemical.
2. What is the final ruling of the Court of Appeals?
3. What is Schlictmann's reaction to the settlement with Grace?
4. Following the trial, what does Schlictmann's team decide to do?
5. What is the "shark effect" that Eustis is worried about in giving a big settlement to Schlictmann?
6. When Schlictmann meets with the families during the negotiations with Grace following the verdict, what is the position of the families?
7. 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.
8. Following the trial but before the verdict, what do Schlictmann and Nesson realize is their biggest mistake and why?
9. John Dobrinski is Schlictmann's expert geological witness. Excluding the substance of his geological testimony, is John Dobrinski an effective witness for Schlictmann?
10. What is the final settlement with Grace?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Judge Skinner divides the trial into three phases. Describe the three phases. One of the reasons given for this as that it gives the jurors a better understanding of the case. Do you think this is true? From the plaintiff's point of view, do you think this is fair? Do you think this has an effect on the verdict? Be specific in your answers, but discuss them thoroughly.
Essay Topic 3
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?
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