Civil Litigation

This week you will complete Part 2: Settlement Brochure, Part 3: Bill of Costs, and Part 4: Disengagement Letter to Client of Project 1. See Project 1 - Pre-Trial Through Post-Trial Process under Projects for a complete description of this project.

· Part 2: Settlement Brochure (Due Week 9)

· Cover page with the proper caption and title

· Table of contents listing what should be included in the settlement brochure

· Introduction paragraph discussing pre-trial to post-trial process

· You may provide additional facts to prepare one paragraph for each of the following:

· Plaintiff’s personal history

· Plaintiff’s medical history of the plaintiff

· Plaintiff’s medical expenses

· Effects of the injuries on the plaintiff

· Evaluation of the plaintiff’s claims, including loss of earnings

· Paragraphs written in a persuasive manner

· Punctuation and spelling error free

· Part 3: Bill of Costs (Due Week 9)

· Bill of Costs form

· Bill of Costs details based on the PL220 Project 1 Fact Pattern and any necessary assumptions

· Client details based on PL220 Fact Pattern

· Federal district court fees determined by research

· Part 4: Disengagement Letter to Client (Due Week 9)

· Elements of a client disengagement letter researched

· Prepare the disengagement letter to the client

· Include a discussion of how you will hand the client’s’ confidential file post-engagement

· Letter appropriately formatted

· Punctuation and spelling error free

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Project Outcomes

This assignment supports the following outcomes:

· Discuss elements of civil litigation from pre-trial to post-trial

· Apply the appropriate research methodology related to civil litigation

· Value the importance of the civil litigation process

· Draft legal documents related to civil litigation

· Conduct effective investigations related to civil litigation issues