The film A Civil Action is about the court case of multiple families that have lost their children to leukemia. These families believed that the city’s tap water was contaminated with trichloroethylene which ultimately lead to these children’s untimely death. The main family that brought this concern into light was Anne Anderson, when her toddler died of leukemia. The lawsuit, which was made by the plaintiff’s law Jan Schlichtmann, was against industrial operations. Even though only one out of every ten civil cases are won, Mr. Schlichtmann does not stop until his clients get what they want; an apology. [1] After getting scientist to determinate that the water is in fact contaminated, Mr.Schlichtmann tries to get his clients to testify, but
