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Dec 16, 1998 · A Civil Action Based on a true story, "A Civil Action," Steven Zaillian's follow-up to his underestimated "Searching for Bobby Fischer," is a solid and intelligent legal thriller that may be too ...
an attorney that represents people that have had wrongs done to them
A Civil Action: Directed by Steven Zaillian. 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.
1. On January 7, 1985, Richard Aufiero is deposed by counsel from Grace and Beatrice. They meet Schlichtmann at his office. He tells them that Cheeseman can ask any question he wants, and they must answer. This makes Richard nervous. Fifteen years earlier Richard had been a drug abuser. Once, during an argument with his wife, Lauren, he had ...
A Civil Action does not function as an attack against lawyers, but as a hard, bitterly humorous look at the realities of the legal system. It's not nearly as good as 1997's The Sweet Hereafter , which trailblazed its way through similar territory with extraordinary and heartbreaking aptitude (Ian Holm's portrayal of a personal injury lawyer in ...
Summary of the Significant Issue the Civil Action Movie A Civil Action is a 1998 American drama film that was directed by Steven Zaillian, that stars John Travolta (as plaintiff's attorney Jan Schlichtmann) and Robert Duvall, and that is based on the book of the same name by Jonathan Harr.
Jan 8, 1999 · A Civil Action is a whale of a tale about justice gone wrong. At least it was in the 1995 best seller by Jonathan Harr that laid out the facts of the case in shocking detail and with the ...
