Summary Of A Civil Action By Jan Shlichtmann Case

In the movie, ‘ A Civil Action” the case that is presented stated the contamination of the city’s wells. According to the movie, that caused a number of health problems in which it diagnosed eight children with Leukemia and died. After the childrens’ death, the family’s attempted to sue the companies, W.R. Grace, Beatrice Foods, and the tanneries for dumping the chemical TCE, which contaminated the water. Although Jan Schlichtmann’s considered the case worthless because it was an orphan case, he still accepted the case dealing with the tough questioning of loyal workers, constant loss of money and the repeat siding towards the defendant by the trial judge Walter A. Skinner. During the trial as the evidence built up against the companies