Due Date: 11:59 p.m. EST, Sunday of Unit 1 Points: 100 Overview: In litigation, lawyers need to rely on case law to support the outcome they are asking the court take. Lawyers will often “brief” a case to obtain a better understanding of the case. In other words, lawyers will use a specific format to outline the most important points in a court’s decision. This activity will also assist you in understanding the cases discussed in this class. Instructions:

• Listen to the oral arguments in the Olympic Airways v. Husain case. Read about the case.

• Read about how to brief a case. • Using the template provided, complete a “brief” about the case, including the

following: o Who are the parties to the case? o What is the citation of the case? o What are the basic facts of the case? o What Mr. Husain’s estate argue? o What did Olympic Air argue? o What did the court decide? o Did the court apply statutory law, case law or both in reaching its decision?

Requirements:

• Use APA format for non-legal sources such as the textbook. Use Bluebook citation format for any legal citations.

o Include the resource to the case and oral arguments. o You do not need to use any sources other than your text and the audio

recording of the oral arguments. • Submit a Word document using the case brief template. • Maximum two pages in length, excluding the Reference page.

Be sure to read the criteria below by which your work will be evaluated before you write and again after you write.

LAW204 – Business Law I

Briefing a Case

Evaluation Rubric for Briefing a Case Assignment

CRITERIA Deficient Needs Improvement

Proficient Exemplary

0 – 44 Points 45 – 59 Points 60 – 74 Points

75 Points

Case Brief Does not concisely and clearly answer questions about the case. Case brief is not succinct.

Somewhat concisely and clearly answers some questions about the case. Case brief is not overly succinct.

Mostly concisely, succinctly, and clearly answers all questions about the case.

Concisely, succinctly, and clearly answers all questions about the case.

0 – 5 points 6 – 7 points 8 – 9 points 10 points Paper Length More than 2

pages

n/a n/a 2 pages or less

0 – 8 points 9 – 11 points 12 – 14 points

15 points

Clear and Professional Writing and APA/Bluebook Format

Errors impede professional presentation; guidelines not followed.

Significant errors that do not impede professional presentation.

Few errors that do not impede professional presentation.

Writing and format are clear, professional, APA/Bluebook compliant, and error free.

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