Our friend Wally Los Gatos, realizing that his wallcovering business had a few wrinkles in it, decided
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Our friend Wally Los Gatos, realizing that his wallcovering business had a few wrinkles in it, decided to pursue a law degree at night. After graduating, he has teamed up with Lyla El Pàjaro to form Peck and Paw, Attorneys at Law. Wally and Lyla have hired you to design a database system based upon the following set of business rules. It is in your best interest to perform a thorough analysis, to avoid needless litigation. Create an ERD based upon the following set of rules:
- An ATTORNEY is retained by one or more CLIENTS for each CASE.
- Attributes of ATTORNEY are Attorney ID, Name, Address, City, State, Zip Code, Specialty (may be more than one), and Bar (may be more than one).
- A CLIENT may have more than one ATTORNEY for each CASE.
- Attributes of CLIENT are Client ID, Name, Address, City, State, Zip Code, Telephone, and Date of Birth.
- A CLIENT may have more than one CASE.
- Attributes of CASE are Case ID, Case Description, and Case Type.
- An ATTORNEY may have more than one CASE.
- Each CASE is assigned to one and only one COURT.
- Attributes of COURT are Court ID, Court Name, City, State, and Zip Code.
- Each COURT has one or more JUDGES assigned to it.
- Attributes of JUDGE are Judge ID, Name, and Years In Practice.
- Each JUDGE is assigned to exactly one court.
State any assumptions that you have made. Also, draw a data model for this situation using the tool you have been told to use in your course.
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Essentials of Database Management
ISBN: 978-0133405682
1st edition
Authors: Jeffrey A. Hoffer, Heikki Topi, Ramesh Venkataraman
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