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YouTube Movies & TV. 181M subscribers. Subscribed. 561. Inspired by a shocking true story, a tenacious attorney (Ruffalo) uncovers a dark secret that connects a growing number of...
Nov 25, 2019 · As happened in real life, the movie depicts Ruffalo’s Bilott as a lawyer who defends large chemical companies before he is approached for help in 1998 by Wilbur Tennant (Bill Camp), a West ...
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- Alejandro de la Garza
- Who Is Robert Bilott?
- What Happened at The Tennant Family Farm?
- What Else Did Dupont do?
Like in Dark Waters, Bilott began his post-school law career working on behalf of chemical companies for his employer, the Taft Stettinus & Hollister firm. During his time there, he would provide his clients with guidance on how best to comply with the "Superfund" law (or Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act) which,...
Given the fact that the events depicted on the Tennant cattle farm in Parkersburg, West Virginia, are Dark Waters' most important evidence, the filmmakers should have treated them with the utmost authenticity – to their credit, they did for the most part. Wilbur Tennant's brother Jim really was a DuPont employee who got sick with a disease the doct...
As shocking and as sad as it may sound, in the 1960s, DuPont really did offer some of its staff Teflon-laced cigarettes to test the potential side effects of PFOA. The results found that 9 out of the 10 employees unknowingly studied upon grew noticeably ill, experiencing flu-like symptoms that included chills, backache, fever, and coughing. Similar...
Nov 30, 2019 · By Christy Piña. November 30, 2019 3:24pm. Mark Ruffalo in 'Dark Waters' Courtesy of Focus Features. Dark Waters follows Robert Bilott's (Mark Ruffalo) real-life legal battle against DuPont...
Jul 9, 2022 · What’s the True Story Behind Dark Waters? ‘Dark Waters’ is based on the real-life legal battle fought between Robert Bilott and the DuPont chemical company. Bilott, an environmental lawyer, who specialized in representing corporate clients, received a call from Wilbur Tennant, a farmer in Parkersburg, West Virginia.
