Case 11.3: Leonard v. PepsiCo, 210 F.3d 88 (2d Cir. 2000).
A Case Brief is a tool attorneys and judges use to better understand a case.When a court makes any decision in a case, the court typically drafts what is termed an ‘opinion’ or an ‘order.’These opinions/orders can be lengthy when a case is complex.In order to digest and understand such opinions/orders, it is common practice for attorneys to create an “outline” of the order.This outline is commonly referred to as a “Case Brief.”The ultimate purpose of a Case Brief is to help a reader understand why a court reached the decision it did.A Case Brief typically has seven to nine different sections that are important to understanding the case:
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