The Stormtrooper Defective Body Armor Mock Trial was held at WonderCon 2019. Kathy Steinman, Doug Ridley, Christine Peek, and Jack Yang, were a tour de force of courtroom powerhouses in this mock summary judgment hearing.
In our fictional case, the Plaintiff, Stormtrooper Legion Union (“Union”), sued defendant, Ishiro Military Equipment, Inc. (“IME”), a contractor for the Imperial Department of Military Research (“DMR”), for defective body armor design. The Galactic Empire (“Empire”) [or its Imperial Remnant] intervened as party pursuant to Galactic Rule of Civil Procedure 24(a)(2), on the ground that the action jeopardizes the Empire’s compelling interest in protecting imperial state secrets, and neither IME nor the Union can adequately represent the Empire’s interest. US Magistrate Judge Mitch Dembin presided over the hearing to decide whether Stormtroopers would continue getting the short end of the stick.
The mock trial required setting the trial to occur after the Battle of Endor and before the Battle of Jakku. Jason Fry’s Star Wars The Essential Guide to Warfare and Wookieepedia were heavily on armor warranties and history, plus the creation of a military contractor for litigating the product defect issue.
Special thanks Shawn Thorsson of Thorsson & Associates Workshop for serving as both deposition witnesses, Lt. Willis R. Hausen and TK-812.
Mock Deposition of Major Willis R. Hausen, Stormtrooper Legion Union, on behalf of its injured members, Stormtrooper Nos. TK-1977, plaintiff, v. Ishiro Military Equipment, Inc., a Galactic Corporation, defendant; The Galactic Empire, intervenor.
Mock Deposition of TK-812, Stormtrooper Legion Union, on behalf of its injured members, Stormtrooper Nos. TK-1977, plaintiff, v. Ishiro Military Equipment, Inc., a Galactic Corporation, defendant; The Galactic Empire, intervenor.
The Mock Late Night Attorney Ad for Injured Stormtroopers
