Questions to answer when you are watching the films

Inside Job

  1. Name every law mentioned in the movie.
  2. Name any litigation mentioned in the movie
  3. Name the financial products bought and sold
  4. Name the buyers and sellers of those products

A Civil Action

  1. How does the litigation in the courtroom between Jan and Woodside end?
  2. Can a criminal case end this way?

The Firm

How is a defense attorney compensated for his work?

The Rainmaker

How is a plaintiff’s attorney compensated for his work according the document Matt Damon explains to his new clients?

The Insider

  1. What is the job held by the attorney conducting the deposition?
  2. Who is being deposed?
  3. Why are they being deposed?

Runaway Jury

  1. How does the defense team research jurors before voir dire begins?
  2. Are you comfortable with these methods?
  3. Are these methods legal after the “Griswold v. Conn.?”

The Smartest Guys in the Room

  1. What industry was de-regulated?
  2. What happened after de-regulation?
  3. What was the criminal activity?

6 Degrees Could Change the World

  1. What do the scientists say about a “Tipping Point?”

Learning Objectives for Chapters 1, 2, 3, and 4

  1. There are 2 sides to an argument
  2. Civil litigation differs from criminal litigation in multiple ways
  3. Civil litigation is the peaceful resolution of disputes
  4. Know the different sources of law
  5. Civil litigation procedures
  6. The differences between civil and criminal litigation
  7. Know what Plaintiff and Defense attorney do and how they are paid
  8. Settlement Agreements characteristics
  9. Court systems
  10. Timeline of a Case with all of the vocabulary terms
  11. Alternative Dispute Resolution in Employment Agreements
  12. Environmental Ethics, Externalities, and The Corporation
  13. Damage cannot be prevented by litigation
  14. Damage is not currently prevented by Legislation
  15. Describe Massachusetts v. EPA
  16. Define damage locally in air and water
  17. BP Ethics, Listen to the smallest voice in the room.

After we cover Chapters 12 and 13 answer these questions about Inside Job

  1. Name the duty Goldman Sachs owed to its customers
  2. Same question with respect to Standard and Poors
  3. Did the breach by Goldman Sachs and Standard and Poors
  4. Did the breach by GS and S&P cause an injury to anyone?
  5. Identify who suffered the injuries
  6. Name the injuries