his application assignment requires you to watch the movie A Civil Action, which is available on Canvas
under the Media Gallery tab. You should then respond to the following. You can use this form and fill in
the answers. Assuming you single space your responses, I expect that your submission onto Canvas
should be in the 23 page range.
1.
When talking to the town members at the beginning of the movie, why did Jan say that his firm
couldn’t afford to lose cases?
2.
Why was Jan so pleased when he first inspected the property and saw the Grace and Beatrice
Food trucks?
3.
Later in the movie, when discussing a law firm’s strategy of attempting to compel settlement by
spending more money than the other side, Jan says that the first party to come to its senses loses.
What do you think was the point he was trying to make?
4.
Why do you think the Robert Duvall character (Jerry Facher) said that the courtroom is not the
place to look for truth?
5.
Write a paragraph on an aspect (or two) from this movie that illustrated a principle that you
learned in this business law class.
6.
Write a paragraph on an aspect (or two) that you learned in this business law class that you think
will be helpful to you in the future.
