Article
Damages: Using a Case Study to Teach Law, Lawyering, and Dispute Resolution
Journal of Dispute Resolution
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2004
Keywords
- malpractice,
- medical law,
- legal education,
- dispute resolution,
- mediation
Disciplines
Abstract
Seven law school faculty members and one practicing attorney recently developed and taught a wholly new kind of law course based on an already published case study, Damages: One Family's Legal Struggles in the World of Medicine, by Barry Werth, an investigative reporter who spent several years researching to write the book. Damages, an in-depth account of a medical malpractice case, presents the perspectives of the injured family, the defendant physician, the lawyers, and the three mediators. In this Symposium Introduction, the authors provide a summary of Werth's book, explain why they decided to create a course based on his book, describe the course, and suggest ways that other law schools might use the course materials they developed.
Citation Information
Chris Guthrie. "Damages: Using a Case Study to Teach Law, Lawyering, and Dispute Resolution" Journal of Dispute Resolution Vol. 2004 (2004) p. 1 ISSN: 1052-2859 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/chris-guthrie/21/