In a small town of Woburn, Massachusetts there is belief of environmental toxins in their water supply. Anne Anderson alongside with other families have lost a child due to leukemia. They believe the cancer is linked due to the contaminated water. The families search for attorneys to take action toward the companies at fault, Beatrice Foods and W.R. Grace, but no one would take on the case. Anne asks Jan Schlichtmann, a successful attorney, and his small firm of lawyers to engage in legal action towards this issue. The families only cared for an apology. Jan refused it at first but after he received a speeding ticket on a bridge that oversees the lake, he witnessed the company’s dumping toxic waste into it. Considering it’s a small firm, Jan
