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 612    W11  First  Day  Assignment  

 
We  begin  the  course  by  learning  about  arbitration,  one  of  the  three  primary    
“alternatives”  to  litigation.      Read  the  “Arbitrary  Arbitration  Exercise”  and  render  
the  award  which  you  think  is  justified  by  the  facts  presented  and  your  sense  of  
law  and  equity.      A  copy  of  the  exercise  is  attached.    Read  also  Folberg,    Chapter  
16.      
 I  would  like  to  give  you  advance  notice  that  on  Wednesday,  January  26th,  we  
will   begin   discussing   A   Civil   Action,   one   of   the   books   assigned   for   this   course.    
Please   complete   your   reading   of   this   book   by   that   date.     On   the   26th   we   will  
discuss  the  following  questions:  
 
1. What   were   the   plaintiffs’   primary   interests   in   pursuing  
litigation?  
2. How   did   Schlichtmann   interpret   and   act   upon   his  
understanding  of  the  plaintiffs’  interests?  
3. Do   you   think   Schlichtmann   serves   as   a   role   model   for  
effective   representation   and   his   ability   as   a   problem  
solver?    Explain.  
4. What   were   some   of   the   events   that   were   completely  
unpredictable  during  the  course  of  the  litigation?    
5. Given   the   nature   and   number   of   unpredictable   events,  
what   lessons   did   you   learn   from   this   story   about  
litigation?