Ex.30 Work in pairs. Discuss these questions.

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Ex.29 Read article 1 again and find words that match these definitions.

1. a person who takes another person to court
2. a financial agreement
3. asking a law court to change its decision
4. taking a person to court to get money from them because they have done something bad to you
5. money that is paid because you have done something bad to another person
6. extreme unhappiness

· Now read articles 2-5 again. What do you think the judge decided in each case?

· Match the articles 2-5 to the judges' decisions a-d.

a)In order to avoid legal costs, the company reached a secret settlement with the couple, but refused to discuss details or to accept any responsibility.

b)The judge, however, agreed with the plaintiff and order the company to pay $1.75million in damages and replace the vehicle.

c)But the real emotional distress came later when the judge said the claim was not serious, and the Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal.

d)The court decided that the company had acted in an illegal and unfair way towards its employee and ordered it to pay over $2 million in damages.

• Do you think that Mrs Joel (article 1) was right to sue the theme park? Why or why not?

• For what reasons do people sue in your country?

• Can you think of any recent examples?

All five of the stories you read in exercise 15were reported in newspapers in the United States. Later it was discovered that one of the stories was untrue. Which one, do you think? Explain your reasons.