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Assignment 1

Donna Driver gets into a car accident with Vic Victim in Cleveland, Ohio. Vic sustains severe injuries. Donna admits liability as she knows that she ran a red light by mistake, thus causing the accident. Donna has auto insurance with an insurance company called Gekko. Her policy has a liability coverage limit of $100,000. Unfortunately, Vic’s medical bills alone run close to $100,000 and between that and his missed work and pain and suffering, he appears to have a strong case to recover significantly more than that.

However, Vic is in no mood for litigation. He therefore offers to settle the whole case for $100,000. Donna pleads with Gekko to settle the case for the $100,000, as she knows that at trial, she will probably get hit with a verdict for more than that. However, Gekko refuses, saying that it will not settle for more than $50,000. If that amount won’t be accepted, it will take its chances at trial.

The case goes to trial and Vic eventually wins a verdict of $200,000. $100,000 is paid by Gekko and Donna is forced into bankruptcy because she cannot pay off the remaining $100,000. Donna sues Gekko in Ohio civil court, claiming that under Ohio law, the insurance company had a duty to negotiate in good faith. Donna claims that it was obvious that Vic’s case was worth more than $100,000 and that Gekko’s intransigence caused her now to face bankruptcy. She therefore asks that Gekko be forced to pay the full $200,000 to Vic so that she does not have to.Please read the following cases:

Shaeffer, Whiting v. Grange Mutual Casualty Company, 1981 Ohio App. LEXIS 14351 (Ohio Ct. App.  1981)

Schneider v. Eady, 2008-Ohio-6747 (Ohio Ct. App. 2008)

Please discuss, in about one page for each case, how each of those two cases is likely to affect our case

Assignment 2
Jack and Jill, residents of Orlando, FL, had a nasty incident involving a hill, some water and a broken crown, in which both parties got hurt. Jack and Jill ended up suing each other in Florida state court. After a few months of nasty motion practice, Jill comes to your office and tells you that she’s heard of this wonderful thing called mediation, under which she and Jack could be helped to reach a settlement. She has a few questions for you about mediation, all under Florida law:

1) Can she ask the court to order the parties to mediation if Jack refuses to go? If so, under what circumstances will the court do so?

2) Who can serve as the mediator (what are the qualifications) if the court directs the mediation?

3) If Jack doesn’t show up to the mediation proceeding, what can the court do to “convince” Jack to grace the proceeding with his presence?

4) If the mediation fails, will the mediator be able to tell the judge what went wrong and how the case might be settled?

Please answer these questions. Please cite appropriate Florida law in support of your answers. Case law is NOT necessary for this assignment. You can answer all questions based on Florida statutes and Florida Rules of Civil Procedure.You may answer each question in one paragraph

 
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