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Case are to be researched using Lexis Nexis, obtainable via the Kean online library databases. Provide a copy of the case from Lexis Nexis. In a 5-page paper (or presentation), you are to provide the following analysis:

Question 1: Facts: In your own words, provide a statement of the relevant facts of the case, including the parties involved.

Question 2: Issues: What is the legal question the court is trying to answer in the case? Phrase the issue as a question, as narrowly and accurately as possible. It is not enough, for example, to ask whether the defendant is liable or whether the judgment of the lower court should be reversed.

Question 3: Judgment: This is the court's ruling, what the court ultimately decided or for which party it ruled. The judgment should answer the question posed as the issue.

Question 4: Reasons: This is your synopsis of why the court decided the case as it did. This should be in your own words.

Question 5: Critique: Provide your opinion of the case and outcome. Do you agree with the ruling? What are the potential outcomes of the court's ruling?