1. Government prosecutors are the only ones who are allowed to file criminal charges. Do you think that the law should be changed to allow ordinary citizens to file criminal charges against another citizen? Explain your answer.
2. Let's suppose that a law requires that four elements be proven. Do you think that it would be helpful to change the law so that only some of the elements need to be proven; such as only three of the four elements for a person to be found guilty? Explain your answer.
3. Suppose a plaintiff won a lawsuit and was awarded $75,000. But what if the person doesn't have that kind of money? Do you think it's fair that a person can commit a wrong and not have to pay for it because they don't have the money? Explain your answer.
4. Which type of defense do you think is the most commonly used in medical malpractice cases? Explain your answer.
5. If you and another person decided to utilize a type of alternative dispute resolution, which type would you choose and why? Explain your answer.

Case Analysis: The common law definition of battery is, "Anyone who intentionally causes physical harm which results in damages." Mary is working as a radiology technologist in a local hospital. She was trying to get a patient to move from the stretcher onto the examination table. The confused patient was resisting, so Mary lightly pushed her onto the table. Part of the skin on the patient's elbow got caught on the examination table, requiring three stitches.

1. Using the definition of battery above, list the elements that are required to determine if Mary committed battery.
2. How would you determine whether or not Mary committed battery? Explain your answer.
3. What defenses, if any, do you think are available to Mary? Explain your answer