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Based on the 1995 book of the same name by Jonathan Harr, it tells the true story of a court case about environmental pollution that took place in Woburn, Massachusetts in the 1980s. The film and court case revolve around the issue of trichloroethylene, an industrial solvent, and its contamination of a local aquifer.
Summaries. A tenacious lawyer takes on a case involving two companies responsible for causing several children to be diagnosed with leukemia due to the town's water supply being contaminated, at the risk of bankrupting his firm and career. Jan Schlichtmann, a tenacious lawyer, is addressed by a group of families.
Jan 8, 1999 · The movie co-stars John Travolta and Robert Duvall as the leaders of two opposing legal teams. At issue are the deaths by leukemia of 12 children. Travolta's argument is that the deaths were the result of pollution by two large corporation, W.R. Grace and Beatrice.
Jessica Scott. | Certified Educator. Last Updated November 3, 2023. Introduction. Jonathan Harr’s A Civil Action is based on the true story of the 1986 court case Anderson v. Cryovac, Inc., and...
Jan 8, 1999 · With John Travolta, Robert Duvall, Tony Shalhoub, William H. Macy. A tenacious lawyer takes on a case involving two companies responsible for causing several children to be diagnosed with leukemia due to the town's water supply being contaminated, at the risk of bankrupting his firm and career.
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- Biography, Drama
- Steven Zaillian
- 1999-01-08
Plot summary. After finding that her child is diagnosed with leukemia, Anne Anderson notices a high prevalence of leukemia, a relatively rare disease, in her city. Eventually she gathers other families and seeks a lawyer, Jan Schlichtmann, to consider their options.
May 30, 2007 · Initial Publication Date: May 30, 2007. In 1976, at the age of four, Robbie Robbins was diagnosed with acute lymphocytic leukemia. He became one 28 children who contracted the disease between 1964 and 1986 in Woburn, Massachusetts, a Boston suburb of 35,000 people. Learning that two nearby municipal wells were contaminated with toxic chemicals ...
