Case Study (LAW Case)

Rubrics for Legal Brief Final

HOSP 335 Legal Issues in the Hospitality Business

Criteria

Underdeveloped

1-6

Met Criteria

7-11

Exemplary

Development

12-14.29

Score

14.29 per

criterion category possible

Case Name

Jurisdiction & Date:

Not Offered

Offered and accurate

Offered, accurate

And presented as the cover page including course name and number

Parties Involved:

Plaintiff (legal relationship to defendant)

Defendant (legal relationship to plaintiff)

Not complete

Complete

Completed and well written. Presented professionally and with clarity. Easy to discern who is involved and what role.

Legal Claim or Defense:

(Facts you are putting forward for consideration)

More than 1/2 of the important facts missing

More than ¾ of the facts were presented

All facts were clearly stated and presented professionally utilizing legal language of the appropriate case and provided in logical order

Procedural History:

(comes at the end of the Fact section)

Include lower court decisions and legal precedent

Not all details were provided

Majority of details were provided in professional manner

Majority of details were provided in professional manner. Case was well stated and use of appropriate legal language was evident.

Issue:

The legal question the court must resolve.

Not clearly defined

Legal issue was clearly defined

Legal issue was clearly defined and supported by additional language appropriate to understanding the need for resolution on one side or the other.

Holding:

Answer to the issue. Final court decision.

Not clearly defined

Courts answer was offered

Courts answer was offered and explained in a professional manner using logically defined legal language appropriate to the decision

Reasoning:

Heart of the case

The court’s reasoning.

Rules of law and Policy accounting for fairness or injustices.

Courts disposition of the case

Not clearly defined

The heart of the case was clearly defined regarding the court’s decision

The heart of the case was clearly defined regarding the court’s decision. Rule of law was made evident by the use of appropriate language. Brief clearly defined the courts approach to any fairness or injustices via their disposition of the case.

Score Total

Out of 100

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