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Michael Gianantonio of Pittsburgh, PA.  \nAAJ extends its thanks and appreciation to Mr. Gianantonio for developing the 2021 Fact Pattern. AAJ also extends its thanks and appreciation to our  \nSTAC co-chairs Lauren Barnes, Maria Glorioso, and Fred Schultz and the members of the Law Schools Committee who helped review the fact pattern.  \nThe competition fact pattern is copyrighted © 2020 by American Association for Justice (AAJ), formerly The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (ATLA®), and may not be used for purposes other than its intended use without the express  \nwritten consent of AAJ.  \nPlease note:  \nInformation regarding the 2021 Student Trial Advocacy Competition is available at [https://www.justice.org/community/events/stac/stac-current-year](https://www.justice.org/community/events/stac/stac-current-year and will be)[ and will be](https://www.justice.org/community/events/stac/stac-current-year and will be)  \nupdated frequently.  \nAll questions and correspondence should be addressed to:  \nKara Yoh  \nAmerican Association for Justice  \nFormerly the Association of Trial Lawyers of America (ATLA®)  \n777 6th Street, NW  \nSuite 200  \nWashington, DC 20001  \nPhone: (800) 622-1791 or (202) 965-3500 ext. 8612  \nFax: (202) 625-7084  \n[STAC@justice.org](STAC@justice.org)  \nTable of Contents  \n1. General Information .....................................................................................................4  \na. Requests for Clarifications...............................................................................4  \nb. Rule Violation and Filing of Complaints.........................................................4  \nc. Law School and Student Eligibility .................................................................4  \n2. Registration Procedures ...............................................................................................5  \na. Refund Policy...................................................................................................5  \nb. AAJ Law Student Membership and Student Team Registration .....................5  \nc. Coach Registration ...........................................................................................5  \nd. Student Substitution Policy..............................................................................5  \n3. Regional and Final Competition Assignments ............................................................6  \n4. Competition Format .....................................................................................................6  \na. Regional Team Pairings in Qualifying Rounds ...............................................7  \nb. Team Rankings in All Other Rounds...............................................................7  \nc. Determination of Team Representation ...........................................................8  \n5. The Trial.......................................................................................................................9  \na. Timing of the Trial ...........................................................................................9  \nb. Facts Outside the Record ............................................................................... 10  \nc. Witnesses ....................................................................................................... 11  \nd. Jury Instructions ............................................................................................. 12  \ne. 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