An Analysis of A Civil Action A Civil Action is a movie based on a real life case that took place several years ago. Several families of Woburn‚ a small town‚ were alleging that chemicals spilled by local plants had contaminated their drinking water. Reckless‚ careless dumping of chemicals at a tanning plant‚ they discovered‚ must have caused the chemical spill. This contamination‚ they believed‚ caused several children of the town to become sick with leukemia and eight of the children died;
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Legal Eagles‚ LLP November 1‚ 2011 Analysis and Consequence of Legal Action(s) To: Rebecca Warren On behalf of Team A: Contents ANALYSIS FOR SUCCESSFUL LAWSUIT REPORT 3 Purpose 3 Factual Background 3 Issue 4 Roadmap 4 GROUNDS OF LIABILITY 5 Remedies for Negligence 5 Statutes Governing Contract Law 5 ANALYSIS OF NATIONAL BANK’S LIABILITY 7 Tort of Negligence 7 SUMMARY 10 DEFENSES AGAINST LIABILTY 10 Other Considerations 10 Analysis of Income 11 Offer and Acceptance
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have the duty to do good to the world. In the movie "A Civil Action"‚ Jonathan Harr and Steven Zaillian‚ starring John Travolta‚ you see how hard it is to distinguish who wins when it comes down to social responsibility. Many people‚ mainly children‚ suffered and died in the city of Woburn‚ Massachusetts due to the city drinking water‚ from the river‚ being polluted. They named two companies that are to be held responsible for these actions. The companies who are responsible for the water pollution
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A Civil Action Essay Jay Lee 9-8-09 In the movie “A Civil Action”‚ the environmental problem was that trichloroethylene and silicone was placed into the water in the town of Woburn. It happened through a tanning company pouring chemicals on the hides of animals and it seeping out. The company also placed a lot of barrels with the dangerous chemicals into the ground and it seeped out into the wells of the town. The damage it caused to the environment and to the people was a huge amount. It
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A Civil Action When multiple children in the city of Woburn contracted leukemia amongst other diseases‚ the parents believed that it was because of contamination from the local wells. The parents wanted an apology from the people that ruined their lives‚ so they filed a lawsuit. Jan Schlichtmann‚ a personal injury lawyer‚ was asked to be the lead attorney on the case. He first went in looking for a settlement. He commented on how the point of civil court is to settle. “They settle. Out of the 780
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A Civil Action is a gloomy film featuring a lawsuit versus two companies‚ W. R. Grace and Company and Beatrice Foods‚ for dumping various chemicals into Woburn’s water system. A number of youthful lives were ended due to this incident‚ leaving their families to grieve. This case eventually begins to bankrupt the attorneys involved‚ including Jan Schlichtmann‚ who directly represents the plaintiffs. [1] Soon after declaring war against these companies‚ Schlichtmann discovers‚ through a witness‚ that
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