Overview: In litigation, lawyers need to rely on case law to support the outcome they are asking the court take. Lawyers will often brief a case to obtain a better understanding of the case. In other words, lawyers will use a specific format to outline the most important points in a courts decision. This activity will also assist you in understanding the cases discussed in this class.

Instructions:

Listen to the oral arguments in the Olympic Airways v. Husain case. Read about the case.

Read about how to brief a case.

Using the template provided, complete a brief about the case, including the following: Who are the parties to the case? o What is the citation of the case? o What are the basic facts of the case? o What did Dr. Hansons estate argue? o What did Olympic Air argue? o What did the court decide? o Did the court apply statutory law, case law or both in reaching its decision?

Use APA format for non-legal sources such as the textbook. Use Bluebook citation format for any legal citations. o Include the resource to the case and oral arguments. o You do not need to use any sources other than your text and the audio recording of the oral arguments. Submit a Word document using the case brief template. Maximum two pages in length, excluding the Reference page.