need help completing unit one assignments 

Due Date: 11:59 p.m. EST, Sunday of Unit 1
Points: 100

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.

• 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 did Dr. Hanson’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?

• 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

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.

Overview:
Instructions:
Requirements:
Evaluation Rubric for Briefing a Case Assignment

Unit 1 Assignment Case Brief Template

LAW204 – Business Law I

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