One fine autumn day, Jim and Jean decide to drive to the country in search of the perfect pumpkin. After driving an hour and a half, they pull into Pete's Pumpkin Patch, whose sign states "10,000 pumpkinsstate's largest pumpkin patch!" Pete's Pumpkin Patch is packed with shoppers. Jim and Jean eye the perfect pumpkin. As Jim is reaching for the pumpkin, Bob reaches for the very same pumpkin. Bob is a little low on patience that day. Instead of offering to look for another pumpkin, Bob punches Jim right in the jaw. Jim wants to sue Bob for battery. The problem raises the issue of whether Bob has committed a battery by punching Jim. a. How would you construct the query? b. What sources would you consult before going online to become aware of the terms or words that you would use in your query? c. How would you filter your search results to find the most relevant source? d. How would you validate the case?

6.Imagine that you are employed as a paralegal at a law firm in Detroit. A partner in the firm has just finished interviewing a client who lives in Munster, Indiana. The partner requests that you find out for him whether the courts of Indiana recognize the "Totten" trust as a valid legal instrument in that state. a.How would you educate yourself before going online? b.Formulate a search query based on the given information. c..How would you filter your search results to limit the results to an Indiana statute? d.How would you update and validate the authority?

7.Mrs. Donahue comes to your firm because she wants to sue her dentist for malpractice. On April 27, 2018, Mrs. Donahue went to her dentist to have a chipped bridge removed and replaced. In removing her bridge, the dentist broke her tooth. Mrs. Donahue had considerable pain due to the broken tooth. In addition, Mrs. Donahue incurred substantial expenses to repair the broken tooth and to replace the bridge with dental implants. Now that you have done some research and have read some cases, you are familiar with the vocabulary used in relevant court decisions. You are now best equipped to perform online research economically and efficiently. a. find two cases after 1990 that are relevant to Mrs. Donahue's problem. b. Download the cases to a folder to read later. c. Shepardize or KeyCite the cases and save these results.

8. find any cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals discussing Megan's Law. a. What is your query? b. Print out the list of citations. c. Shepardize the cites 9.Use Westlaw to search American Jurisprudence 2d for references to easements in gross. Try to find one reference that defines an "easement in gross."