Suzanne Johnson Is a First-Year Law Student at Odds with One

Essay

Suzanne Johnson is a first-year law student at odds with one of her colleagues over a particular case in mock trial. She feels strongly that the Heavy Metals Manufacturing Company, Inc. owes their line employees compensation for ailments that may have resulted from exposure to particular chemicals in their line of work. The opposing counsel in the mock trial argues that, since the workers signed a "no-fault" release when they were hired, the right thing to do is to honor their contract and forego compensation. Based on Gilligan's critique of Kohlberg's theory of moral reasoning, how might Ms. Johnson best construct an argument in response to her counterpart's defense?