Final Project I: Malpractice Case

Final Project I: Malpractice Case

Final Project I: Malpractice Case

For Final Project I: Malpractice Case, you will analyze a provided on the Final Project 1 Guidelines and Rubric.

 

First, you will complete the Describe the Case Worksheet to start the analysis of your case. One common method of case analysis is called the Issue, Rule, Application, and Conclusion (IRAC) method. For this task, you will only be completing the “Issue” portion of the IRAC method.

 

To complete this assignment, review the Describe the Case Worksheet Rubric document.

 

Attached below is the link to the case thats needed to answer the worksheet and the rubric and guidelines for al

Issue (What facts and circumstances brought these parties to court?)
● Who are the parties in this case: plaintiff and defendant?
● What facts and circumstances brought these parties to court?
● Is the court deciding a question of fact—i.e., are the parties in dispute over what happened? Or is it a question of law—i.e., is the court unsure which rule to apply to these facts?
● Which facts of the case raise issues?
● What are the nonissues?
● Other

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Using the case provided for Final Project I: Malpractice, complete the provided worksheet using complete sentences and submit to your instructor as a Microsoft Word document.

Your instructor will use the rubric below to make sure you have correctly identified the crucial facts in the malpractice case.

Guidelines for Submission: Complete and submit the Describe the Case worksheet.

Critical Elements Proficient (100%) Needs Improvement (70%) Not Evident (0%) Value

Parties Includes all of the parties in the case

Incorrectly or incompletely identifies the parties in the case

Does not identify parties in the case

20

Facts and Circumstances

Accurately explains the facts and circumstances that brought the parties to court

Mentions some of the facts and circumstances that brought the parties to court

Does not correctly identify facts and circumstances that brought the parties to court

20

Question of Fact or Question of Law

Correctly explains whether the court is deciding a question of fact or a question of law

Correctly identifies whether the court is deciding a question of fact or a question of law, but does not provide supporting facts

Does not correctly identify whether the court is deciding question of fact or question of law

20

Facts That Raise Issues

Clearly explains which facts of the case raise issues

Correctly identifies facts that raise issues but does not provide supporting information

Does not correctly identify facts that raise issues in the case

20

Explanation of Nonissues

Clearly explains the nonissues of the case

Correctly identifies nonissues of the case but does not explain them

Does not correctly identify nonissues of the case