PROJECTS
ONLINE STUDENT MBA PROJECTS:
1- TOPIC: New York City is liable to a rescue worker at ground zero who was not issued a mask during the cleanup of the World Trade Center after 9-11. Beginning on Sept. 11, the worker spent 14 straight days, 10 hours a day at ground zero. Currently, he has respiratory problems, cannot climb 3 flights of stairs without getting winded, and cannot competently work as a fireman.
AFFIRMATIVE POSITION (proposition is correct - MSWord document)
NEGATIVE POSITION (proposition is incorrect - MSWord document)
2- TOPIC: WTC CLAIM BY WIDOW OF MAN TOLD TO STAY IN BUILDING: More than 450 families who lost relatives on Sept. 11 have filed legal papers preserving their right to sue the Port Authority of New York over alleged safety lapses and poor evacuation procedures at the World Trade Center. One widow who has decided to sue the Port Authority is Beverly Eckert, who lost her husband, Sean Rooney, an executive at Aon. He had climbed toward the roof of the south tower, searching for air and a rooftop rescue. But the door leading to the roof was locked.
These two Online MBA student papers assess whether Mrs. Eckert is entitled to relief, applying New York law. These papers are presented for educational purposes only, and not for the dispensing of any legal advice.
Mrs. Eckert is entitled to relief (MSWord document)
Mrs. Eckert is NOT entitled to relief (MSWord document)
3- TOPIC: Online MBA students debate whether the attack on the World Trade Centers was
One Insurable Event ($3.5 billion) or Two Insurable Events ($7 billion) (MSWORD Document)
- Media Coverage: 1 or 2 insurable events?, Discovery battle
- Order entered in case for Insurance Companies (pdf, 30 pages)
- Commentary
4- TOPIC: Economic analysis of Government's Compensation Fund (MSWORD Document)
UNDERGRADUATE 9-11 SHORT PROJECT
- Sample Student Project
(MSWORD Document)
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