Skinner decides that it would be a bad thing for the case if the families took the stand, as it would just make it drag on longer, and eventually says that they will decide this portion of the case based on the geological evidence. At this point, Facher offers Schlictmann 20 million, which Schlictmann turns down. The jury deems Beatrice innocent and Facher packs up and leaves. However, the case continues against W.R. Grace, and at this point, the law firm only has a few chairs and their phones, with no furniture anymore. Later, Grace offers them 8 million, and Schlictmann wants more, but ultimately accepts after a verbal berating by Gordon. When it’s all said and done, each family got 325 thousand dollars, which disappoints the families. Ultimately, the law firm attempts to justify why the money isn’t that much, but Anne Anderson replies by saying “How can you even begin to compare what you've lost, to what we've lost.” [1] Finally, Schlictmann, now more or less broke, sends the appeals case with additional incriminating evidence to the EPA, who ultimately win the appeals in court, and makes the companies undertake the 69.4 million cleanup project, the largest cleanup project up to that point in history.
Skinner decides that it would be a bad thing for the case if the families took the stand, as it would just make it drag on longer, and eventually says that they will decide this portion of the case based on the geological evidence. At this point, Facher offers Schlictmann 20 million, which Schlictmann turns down. The jury deems Beatrice innocent and Facher packs up and leaves. However, the case continues against W.R. Grace, and at this point, the law firm only has a few chairs and their phones, with no furniture anymore. Later, Grace offers them 8 million, and Schlictmann wants more, but ultimately accepts after a verbal berating by Gordon. When it’s all said and done, each family got 325 thousand dollars, which disappoints the families. Ultimately, the law firm attempts to justify why the money isn’t that much, but Anne Anderson replies by saying “How can you even begin to compare what you've lost, to what we've lost.” [1] Finally, Schlictmann, now more or less broke, sends the appeals case with additional incriminating evidence to the EPA, who ultimately win the appeals in court, and makes the companies undertake the 69.4 million cleanup project, the largest cleanup project up to that point in history.