The film "A Civil Action" addresses an issue in Woburn, Massachusetts. Anne Anderson, as well as seven other families, have had they're children pass away from leukemia brought on by alleged "chemical contamination" of the town's water supply. Anderson looks for help by a lawyer by the name of Schlichtmann[1]. Schlichtmann finds evidence suggesting trichloroethylene contamination of the town's water supply [1]. The defendants of the case were W.R. Grace and Beatrice Foods. The lawyer representing W.R. was played by Bruce Norris and Beatrice's lawyer was played by Robert Duvall [1]. The plaintiffs argued that wells G and H had been contaminated with toxic industrial solvents through illegal dumping of TCE and PCE. The plaintiffs win the case
