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A Civil Action
Original title A Civil Action
Author

Jonathan Harr

Language English
Characters Jan Schlichtmann , the main character and protagonist of the book, a civil lawyer, Anne Anderson , one of the plaintiffs in the case, WR Grace , the defendant in the case, Robert Keaton , a lawyer working with Schlichtmann, Richard Scruggs ...
Published August 29, 1995
ISBN 9780393326339
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A Civil Action is a book by Jonathan Harr about a water contamination case in Woburn, Massachusetts, in the 1980s. The case was brought by families of children who had died of leukemia, and it was against two companies that were thought to be responsible for the contamination. The case was a long and difficult one, and it was ultimately unsuccessful.

  • 1The Negligence in Steven Zaillian’s Film a Civil Action
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    Pages • 5

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    A Civil Action In the film A Civil Action, there are several examples of negligence that appear to be crucial to the Beatrice Foods and W.R. Grace and Company vs. the families of the victims of Woburn, Massachusetts trial. There are other components of the legal system that appear as well but negligence seems to be the most significant aspect of the film to focus on. Negligence is defined as, “ failure to use reasonable care, resulting in damage or…
    Film Analysis
  • 2Jonathan Harr’s a Civil Action: Issues Expressed and Discussion
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    Pages • 8

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    A weeping mother, a sickly child and a husband near-death are the images evoked in Jonathan Harr's A Civil Action. Two huge multinational corporations, represented by a corps of well learned and well supplied lawyers are put to bear against the pitiful victims of the companies' supposed negligence and these victim's lawyer, an energetic, if untested, attorney. Every fiber of my being was rooting for the plaintiffs to win the case and walk away with just recompense; to see the…
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