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a) Do you think we should end the concept of trials in our judicial system and move to a system of only arbitration or mediation and why you hold this opinion.

b) If you represented the plaintiff in that case, what type of people would you select for the jury?

Critical Legal Thinking Cases 3.1 Summary Judgment Deborah Daughetee con- sumed multiple bags of microwave popcorn daily for approximately 5 years. Deborah recalled eating more than 10 different brands of buttered popcorn. After removing a bag of butter-flavored microwave popcorn from the microwave, Deborah would open the bag and draw the buttery smell into her nose and lungs. She tes- tified that she "liked the smell of opening a bag near my face. Diacetyl is a food chemical that is an ingredient used to produce the buttery taste and smell of but- tered microwave popcorn. Chr. Hansen, Inc., Symrise, Inc., and Firmenich, Inc. (defendants) are corporations that produce butter flavoring that contains diacetyl. De- fendants sold their butter flavoring to microwave pop- corn manufacturers who produced the various brands of buttered popcorn eaten by Deborah. On opening a microwave popcorn bag with butter flavoring, diacetyl vapors are released. After several industry studies found that extended exposure to diacetyl vapors could cause lung disease, many popcorn manufacturers adopted a number of safety precautions in their microwave pop- corn plants to protect workers from overexposure to butter flavoring vapors. However, the popcorn makers made no changes to their products' packaging. Deborah sued the defendants claiming that she had developed respiratory injuryknown as popcorn lungby smell- ing the microwave popcorn that contained the but- tered flavoring made by the defendants. The defendant corporations made motions for summary judgment. Should the defendants' motions for summary judgment be granted? Daughetee v. Chr. Hansen, Inc., 2013 U.S. Dist. Lexis 50804 (2013) (United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa, 2013)