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Amazon.com Review In America, when somebody does you wrong, you take 'em to court. W. R. Grace and Beatrice Foods had been dumping a cancer-causing industrial solvent into the water table of Woburn, Massachusetts, for years; in 1981, the families of eight leukemia victims sued. However, A Civil Action demonstrates powerfully that--even with the families' hotshot lawyers and the evidence on their side--justice is elusive, particularly when it involves malfeasance by megacorporations. Much of the legal infighting can cause the eyes to glaze. But the story is saved by great characters: the flawed, flamboyant Jan Schlichtmann and his group of bulldogs for the prosecution; Jerome Facher, the enigmatic lawyer for Beatrice, who proves to be more than a match; John J. Riley, the duplicitous, porcine tannery owner; and a host of others. It's impossible not to feel the drama of this methodical book, impossible not to grieve for the parents who lost children, and impossible not to share Schlichtmann's desperation as he runs out of money. A Civil Action reads like one long advertisement for a few well-placed Molotov cocktails. (But that wouldn't make for a very long book, now would it?) Read more From Publishers Weekly This tale of a somewhat quixotic quest by an idealistic young lawyer concerns his efforts to secure damages from two corporate giants, Beatrice Foods and W.R. Grace, for allegedly polluting the water in Woburn, Mass., a Boston suburb, with carcinogens. Jan Schlichtmann had hoped that a victory would send a message to the boardrooms of America and felt that the cluster of leukemia victims in Woburn (the disease had claimed the lives of at least six children) guaranteed his success. But he reckoned without certain developments: first, the case went to a federal court, a less sympathetic venue for damage suits than state courts; second, the trial judge appears to have been unsympathetic to his case; third, at least one of the defense witnesses lied; four, defense attorneys evidently failed to deliver all relevant documents to Schlichtmann's team. The case against Beatrice was thrown out, and the plaintiffs accepted a settlement of $8 million from Grace. Personally bankrupt, Schlichtmann considered himself a failure. Former New England Monthly staffer Harr has told the story expertly, although more exhaustively than most readers may wish. Author tour; movie rights to Disney. Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the School & Library Binding edition. Read more See all Editorial Reviews book synopsisAfter finding that her child is diagnosed with leukemia, Anne Anderson notices a high incidence of leukemia, a relatively rare disease, in her city Eventually she gathers other families and seeks a lawyer, Jan Schlichtmann, to consider their options Schlichtmann originally decides not to take the case due to both the lack of evidence and a clear defendant Later picking up the case, Schlichtmann finds evidence suggesting trichloroethylene contamination of the town's water supply by Riley Tannery, a subsidiary of Beatrice Foods; a chemical company, W R Grace; and another company named Unifirst In the course of the …After finding that her child is diagnosed with leukemia, Anne Anderson notices a high incidence of leukemia, a relatively rare disease, in her city Eventually she gathers other families and seeks a lawyer, Jan Schlichtmann, to consider their options Schlichtmann originally decides not to take the case due to both the lack of evidence and a clear defendant Later picking up the case, Schlichtmann finds evidence suggesting trichloroethylene contamination of the town's water supply by Riley Tannery, a subsidiary of Beatrice Foods; a chemical company, W R Grace; and another company named Unifirst In the course of the lawsuit Schlichtmann gets other attorneys to assist him He spends lavishly as he had in his prior lawsuits, but the length of the discovery process and trial stretch all of their assets to their limit Though Unifirst settles for a little over $1 million, the money immediately is invested in the case against Grace and Beatrice The plaintiffs' case against Grace is far stronger for two reasons: Schlichtmann has personal testimony of a former employee of Grace who had witnessed dumping, and a river between Beatrice's tannery and the contaminated wells make their contribution to the contamination less plausible The jury finds Beatrice not liable Though Schlichtmann's firm anticipates a much higher settlement, the dire state of its finances forces it to accept settlement from W R Grace for $8 million Schlichtmann disperses the settlement to the families, excluding expenses and attorney's fees When some families think Schlichtmann had overbilled expenses, he acquiesces and surrenders more of his fee Schlichtmann later files for bankruptcy after losing his condo and car; he lives in his office for a time Schlichtmann eventually practices environmental, civil, and personal injury law A report from the Environmental Protection Agency concludes that both companies had contaminated the wells from sludge removed from the site In 1988, Schlichtmann attempts to reraise the case against Beatrice, but the judge dismisses the case, citing testimony from Beatrice's soil chemist However, due to the lawsuits brought forward by the Environmental Protection Agency, W R Grace and Beatrice Foods are eventually forced to pay for the largest chemical cleanup in the history of the Northeastern United States at that time, which cost about $68 million Wikipedia · Text under CC-BY-SA licenseSee more (1998) - Plot Summary - IMDb imdb com/title/tt0120633/plotsummary (1998) on IMDb: Jan Schlichtmann, a tenacious lawyer, is addressed by a group of families When investigating the seemingly non-profiting case, he (1998) - Synopsis - IMDb imdb com › (1998)This synopsis contains no spoilers, in the same way that real life stories reported widely in the news contain no spoilers, only smoking guns (film) - Wikipediahttps en wikipedia org/wiki/A_Civil_Action_(film) is a 1998 American drama film that was directed by Steven Zaillian, that stars John Travolta (as plaintiff's attorney Jan Schlichtmann) Plot · Cast · Reception · Music · Awards - Wikipediahttps en wikipedia org/wiki/A_Civil_Action is a non-fiction book by Jonathan Harr about a water contamination case in Woburn, Massachusetts, in the 1980s The book became a best-seller and won Movie Review & Film Summary (1999) | Roger rogerebert com/reviews/a-civil-action-1999"Civil Action" is like John Grisham for grownups Watching it, we realize that Grisham's lawyers are romanticized hotshots living in a cowboy universe with John Wayne (1998) - Rotten Tomatoeshttps rottentomatoes com/m/civil_actionI'm all for films that don't flow from the usual Hollywood test tubes, but is basically the standard formula with a dash of downbeat January 1, 2000 (1998) Synopsis - Plot Summary - Fandango fandango com/acivilaction_20666/plotsummaryPG-13 · 113 minRead (1998) synopsis, storyline and movie plot summary on Fandango Summary - SERCserc carleton edu › - The Woburn Toxic Trial"" Summary In 1976, at the age of four, Robbie Robbins was diagnosed with acute lymphocytic leukemia He became one 28 children who contracted the [PDF]A Brief Summary of Chapters 1 and 2: The law duke edu/students/pdf/lead/CivilAction_Summary pdfA Brief Summary of Chapters 1 and 2: The Woburn Families From 1966 to 1986, more than a dozen cases of childhood leukemia hit the small town of Woburn, Summary & Study Guide - BookRags com bookrags com/studyguide-a-civil-action Summary & Study Guide includes detailed chapter summaries and analysis, quotes, character descriptions, themes, and more Related searches for Synopsis spark noteswhat is book sparknotes true story movie jonathan harr full moviejan schlichtmannSome results have been removedPagination12345Next A Civil Action Book -Download A Civil Action eBook

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