Issue, Rule, Application, and Conclusion.

The legal reasoning process that is used to decide cases regardless of length and complexity.

IRAC is acronym for Issue, Rule, Application, and Conclusion.

1. Issue – What are the legal issues or questions that arise out of the facts of the case or situation?
2. Rule – What rule of law applies to the case? Or rules
3. Application – How does the rule of law apply to the particular facts and circumstances of this case
4.  Conclusion – What conclusion should be drawn?

IRAC Assignment 3

Quality Day Care Center of Seattle hired Mad Max as a new bus driver to drive the children in its care on their weekly field trips. One day, Max is driving a group of 4 and 5-year olds to the Children’s Museum when he experiences severe road rage in response to a traffic jam in downtown Seattle. Max starts driving out of control and eventually ends up running off the road and into a corner wall of a parking garage. Several of the children on the bus are severely injured. Their parents file suit against the Quality Day Care Center. What claims do they possibly have against the Center and do you think they will be successful? Please explain your work clearly using the IRAC method.