Movie Assignment: Erin Brockovich Introduction Erin Brockovich is a true American hero who’s icon status and “stick-to-it-iveness” only fuels her determination to expose injustice and lend her voice to those who do not have one. Erin Brockovich is a single mother‚ unemployed‚ struggling to make ends meet in a world not particularly kind to single moms. After a car accident leads her to seek legal redress‚ she meets lawyer Ed Masry on a referral. When he loses her lawsuit‚ she shows up at his
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Justin Pizzimenti Mr. Krais Hnrs. Civil‚ Criminal‚ and Constitutional Law 30 April 2012 A Civil Action Essay The legal thriller A Civil Action‚ starring John Travolta and Robert Duval‚ chronicles the story of personal injury attorney Jan Schlichtmann as he brings to trial a case involving the dumping of toxic waste by two large companies that allegedly results in the contamination of well water and the death of several children from leukemia in Woburn‚ Massachusetts. Based on a true story‚ the
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A Civil Action The movie A Civil Action is focused on describing and explaining what really goes on in a court of law. The case the movie deals with is a small firm going after a national corporation in order to get them to apologize for what they did to the city’s water. It is believed that the company would dump harmful waste such as trichloroethylene into the back of their site where the company was located into a small running river. However‚ the river was connected to the city’s water wells
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Priscilla Morales Judicial Process M/W 6:25-7:40 P.M A Civil Action Analysis Jonathan Harr’s nonfiction narrative‚ A Civil Action‚ tells the events‚ in vivid detail‚ that led to the nine year long case of Anderson v. Cryovac. Lawsuit which was brought about through Jan Schichtman‚ the lawyer representing eight families living in Woburn‚ M.A.‚ against W.R Grace and Beatrice Foods. The lawsuit claimed that the two companies were to be held liable for causing illnesses and deaths to members of
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Hunter Adams April 9‚ 2014 LEGL 3000 Movie Review – A Civil Action This movie is extremely informational‚ while also humorous and enjoyable. During many instances‚ I found myself laughing and getting emotionally attached to the plaintiffs. Throughout the course of this film‚ I whole-heartedly supported Mr. Schlictmann and his team’s actions. I found it intriguing at how much time‚ effort‚ and money they put into this case. Even with extreme opposition and many counter-arguments‚ they continued
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Martinson-Packer Legal Studies November 20‚ 2012 The American Legal system was established to create an ordered and free society by our founding fathers. Its goal was to ensure fairness among the people‚ and server justice to those who violate the civil liberties established. Many of people take it for granted‚ or even don’t bother trying to understand it‚ because of it complexities. Despite how elaborate the American Legal system can be there are some who strive to comprehend. By doing so they hope
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Aly El-Mansy Ms. Baker A Civil Action Essay In this movie‚ Jan Schlichtmann gets played by John Travolta as he goes through the life changing case with his lawyer firm. He had come up with this trial by parents calling him up looking for answers. These parents had one thing in common. They had lost children to Leukemia and they credited it to the water being contaminated by the pouring of a threatening chemical called Trichloroethylene. At first the reason to why he took this case was because
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Review on the movie Erin Brokovich “She brought a small town to its feet and a huge corporation to its knees.” This tagline indeed summarized the movie Erin Brokovich. The movie was about a not-so-privileged but strong willed woman who was able to impact and make a difference to the life of hundreds of people to a community. Erin (Julia Roberts) was a woman who was out of a job‚ did not have a special training for anything‚ was divorced twice‚ and is a mother of three – 8-year old Matthew‚ 6-year
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A Civil Action Film Review SEM115 Film Through The Decades A Civil Action is a legal based movie‚ of a true story‚ that revolves around some heavy ethical issues. It features two large‚ supposedly polluting factories in Woburn‚ MA. This movie highlights the scenes both inside and outside the courtroom to make it easily understandable for the viewers. The looming ethical issue in A Civil Action is the value of human lives in
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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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