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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 specific questions does Skinner give to the jury?
2. Where are the first negotiations between Schlictmann's team and Grace held in Boston?
3. Who reads Clausewitz's treatis "On War" and has the book fall open to the chapter entitled "Retreat after a Loss"?
4. For opening arguments, how many spectators remain seated in the court room after Judge Skinner asks those without seats to leave?
5. How many witnesses in one day admit to dumping waste at Grace chemical?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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.
2. How does Schlictmann imagine that he would begin the Phase 2 trial?
3. What is Schlictmann's opinion about the Court of Appeals initial ruling?
4. What types of questions does Judge Skinner give the jury during jury instructions?
5. Describe reaction in Woburn to the settlement with Grace Chemical.
6. Who is Albert Eustis and what is his role in the negotiations with Grace Chemical after the trial?
7. What is the strategy of the defense during Phase 1 of the trial?
8. How does Schlictmann discredit John Guswa's testimony?
9. What is Schlitmann's immediate reaction to the verdict in Phase 1?
10. What does Schlictmann's team decide to ask for during the first negotiations with Grace?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
If you were a lawyer, would you take the case? Why or why not? What factors would influence your decision?
Essay Topic 2
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 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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