Draft a Synthesis Memo that addresses how to establish a claim of negligence when a person is

bitten by a dog. What must the person who was injured (plaintiff) establish? What are the defenses

available to the dog owner (defendant)?

Draft a synthesis memo using the court opinions listed above. The memo must synthesize the cases on

the stated issue. This memo must contain an explanation of the law/common approach/standard that

courts use to resolve the legal issue. It must have a thorough explanation of the holdings of the

cases on the legal issue. It must also contain a synthesis of these holdings.

Evaluation Criteria Your work will be evaluated according to the grading rubric for this project.

explanation of the standards and holdings from the cases must be focused and accurate.

synthesis of the rationales and holdings must be focused and thorough.

Citations must follow The Bluebook rules for citation and style.

You memo must provide sufficient context and logical organization.

Your memo must exhibit correct sentence structure, grammar, punctuation, and spelling.