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1.Suppose your firm represents Mr. Goodright and you have been asked to interview him to ascertain the full extent of his damages. Write down a list of the questions that you would want to ask him in reference to his medical expenses, lost income, lost future income, and pain and suffering.

2.If your firm were representing Teddy, what information would you want to elicit from the medical doctors and psychologists who treated Teddy?

3.Your client is injured in an automobile accident and as a result suffers a fractured dislocation of his right ankle. He is determined to have a remaining work life of 29 years. Medical testi-mony indicates that he will be unable to work from one to five years at anything other than a sedentary type of job that would require no prolonged walking, running, or heavy lifting. Your client receives a medical discharge from the Air Force after the accident, receiving a 60 percent disability compensation, 40 percent of which is attributed to his ankle and the remaining 20 percent to other medical problems not related to the accident. Beaulieu v. Elliott, 434 P.2d 665 (Alaska 1967).a.What types of damages would you attempt to recover in this case?b.How would you go about determining a mon-etary value for each of these damages?c.What arguments do you anticipate your oppo-nents will make in reference to the payment of damages?

4.A 21-year-old college student dies allegedly as a result of improper diagnosis and care as well as the administration of unsafe drugs. Her parents bring a claim under the wrongful-death statute on their behalf and under the survival statute on behalf of their daughter's estate. Warner v. McCaughan,460 P.2d 272 (Wash. 1969).a.What problems would you anticipate with the parents filing a wrongful-death action?b.What damages would you attempt to recover under the survival statute?c.What arguments would you want to make if you were the defense in this case as to why the parents should not be able to recover for their daughter's pain and suffering?

5.An internationally known singer and recording artist, Connie Francis, is sexually assaulted in her motel room. After the assault she suffers from depression, social and sexual withdrawal, and traumatic phobia. Psychiatrists testify that she will probably have difficulty resuming her professional career for at least the next ten years, and she testifies she is unable to perform because of her shame and humiliation. She sues the motel owner for pain and suffering, mental anguish, humiliation, and loss of earnings; her husband sues for loss of consortium. How would you go about determining the amount of their damages? Garzilli v. Howard Johnson's Motor Lodges, 419 F. Supp. 1210 (E.D.N.Y. 1976).

6.A driver with a blood alcohol level of approximately 0.155% (state law presumes intoxication in anyone with over 0.10%) rear ends the plaintiff, who is on a motorcycle waiting to make a left-hand turn. The defendant, who had consumed at least ten 12-ounce beers and 20 milligrams of Valium (a tranquilizer) prior to the accident, is speeding and driving reck-lessly according to witnesses. Do you think the plaintiff is entitled to an award of punitive damages? Olson v. Walker, 162 P. 2d 174 (Ariz. App. 1989).

7.Former church member filed lawsuit against church after several church members physically restrained her in an effort to exorcise demons from her body. What types of damages would you seek for Plaintiff ? Pleasant Glade Assembly of God v. Schubert, 264 S.W.3d 1 (Tex. 2008)"