Michael Clayton

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Michael Clayton is an American legal thriller film. Michael Clayton who works as a fixer in New York law firm for many years. He cleans up all the legal messes for the benefits of his clients. He is a divorced father and likes to gamble. He owes $75,000 because failed to start up the restaurant business and his brother used the investment funds to fuel his drug habit. Michael Clayton now facing critical problems in his life. Arthur Edens, the lead attorney of the firm facing a mental breakdown when working for the case of U-North, an agricultural products corporation. He involves a class action lawsuit against U-North. Clayton is asked to help Arthur to solve the problem. U-North which lead by Karen Crowder is being sued for a weed killer that

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