IRAC essay for Business Law
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Briefing Cases--The IRAC Method
When briefing a case, your goal is to reduce the information from the case into a one-page case brief. When we discuss the case in class, you will immediately be able to discern the problem the court faced (the issue); the relevant law the court used (the rule); how the facts of the case applied to the rule (the application); and the outcome (the conclusion).
Follow the "IRACE(Issue; Rule; Application; Conclusion) Method.
Facts: For case briefs only (not exams), write a brief synopsis of the facts as the court found them to be.
Procedural History: For case briefs only, write as much information as possible about the history of the case. What court authored the opinion? The Supreme court? Court of Appeal? What was the decision(s) below? Did the lower court issue the decision following a court trial, jury trial, or motion for summary judgment?..