Anatomy of a Lawsuit: What Every Education Leader Should Know About Legal Actions.Anatomy of a Lawsuit: What Every Education Leader Should Know About Legal Actions by Robert J. Shoop and Dennis R. Dunklee, Corwin Press/Sage Publications, Thousand Oaks, Calif., 2006, 142 pp., $27.95 softcover [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] In their timely and terse treatise Anatomy of a Lawsuit: What Every Education Leader Should Know About Legal Issues, co-authors Robert J. Shoop and Dennis R. Dunklee assert that school leaders should view litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. as a routine function of successful practitioners who, in our increasingly litigious litigious adj. referring to a person who constantly brings or prolongs legal actions, particularly when the legal maneuvers are unnecessary or unfounded. Such persons often enjoy legal battles, controversy, the courtroom, the spotlight, use the courts to punish society, must be fully cognizant of basic principles of civil and criminal law. Shoop, a professor of education law at Kansas State University Kansas State University, main campus at Manhattan; coeducational; land-grant and state supported; chartered and opened 1863. There is an additional campus at Salina. Among the university's research facilities are the J. R. , and Dunklee, a professor of educational leadership at George Mason University Named after American revolutionary, patriot and founding father George Mason, the university was founded as a branch of the University of Virginia in 1957 and became an independent institution in 1972. , do not suggest educators possess extensive knowledge of the law, but rather they should have an understanding of the court and jury system and appreciate the nuances of litigation and the need to practice preventive procedures. They also should be capable of working with attorneys and serving as expert witnesses. The text covers legal basics necessary to reduce potential risks, to work effectively with attorneys and to provide appropriate expertise in any legal forum. It is designed to provide accurate and authoritative information regarding prospective litigation and to serve as an "inoculation inoculation, in medicine, introduction of a preparation into the tissues or fluids of the body for the purpose of preventing or curing certain diseases. The preparation is usually a weakened culture of the agent causing the disease, as in vaccination against " to established principles and practices of legislation and case law. A fictitious case study about an individual plaintiff's lawsuit against a school system is covered in extensive detail through all stages, including interrogatories Written questions submitted to a party from his or her adversary to ascertain answers that are prepared in writing and signed under oath and that have relevance to the issues in a lawsuit. and discovery depositions, litigation strategies, pleadings, the verdict and damage awards. The authors contribute an insightful epilogue with jury commentary. Reviewed by Charles Rudiger, professor of leadership and technology, Dowling College, Oakdale, N.Y. |
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