A Civil Action

A Civil Action A Civil Action is a movie that written about a serious lawsuit between middle family who lives in a small community in Woburn, Massachusetts, and two large corporations called Beatrice Foods and Grace. The case began after a mother of a 3 years old, Anne Anderson discovered that her child has diagnosed with leukemia, which is caused from the contaminated well that fills with carcinogen and specifically trichloroethylene. As the matter of fact, Jan Schlichtmann, the attorney…

A Civil Action In the movie “A Civil Action” John Travolta plays as Jan Schlichtmann, a lawyer who works in a small firm with a few buddies. At the beginning of the movie Jan is being interviewed and claims that he has a lot of compassion for his clients and that when they hurt, he also hurts but this is not true. Jan only cares about the money he will make out of each client that walks in through his door. Jan is a personal injury specialist therefore the cases that he specialises in are…

“A Civil Action” is a based on a true event movie taken place in 1980s. The movie is about a water contamination case in Woburn, Massachusetts. The event starts after Anna Anderson child died from a disease called leukemia and Anderson’s neighbors children also fell ill. Anna Anderson eventually gathered the families and called Jan Schlichtmann, a lawyer, for succor. At first Jan did not want to take the case on based on a recondite evidence and defendant. Afterward, Jan found evidences from…

A Civil Action in Act The film A Civil Action was delivered in 1998, while it understood a basic proceeds of water contamination to the front line. This movie is generally considering the case in Woburn, Massachusetts which polluted the town with ailment. In spite of the way that there are slight differences in the film and the case, the story that is told in the film that it tells still shows the importance of the issue and how it impacts various and vast people. As postponed outcome of…

Civil Rights Movement Many people take for granted not having to sit on different sides of the bus or being able to eat in the same restaurant and even walking on the sidewalk. African Americans before the Civil Rights movement were harassed or treated very disrespectfully by whites. The Civil Rights movement is when blacks became as respected or as important as whites this was when whites noticed that African Americans were just like whites and deserve to be…

The Hollywood film, “A Civil Action” is based on the Woburn Toxic Trial. This case was brought up in Woburn, Massachusetts when five children died from leukemia due to the contamination of water from three local industries due to trichloroethylene (Bair). Leukemia however, was not the only disease caused by the contamination. Other illnesses include cardiac arrhythmias and neurological and immune system disorders (Kennedy). In 1982 a lawsuit was filed. W.R. Grace & Company along with…

Jan Schlichtmann acted by john Travolta The movie Civil Action is about a certain case when a certain lawyer Jan Schlichtmann played by John Travolta is addressed by many sick families about a certain issue. He then goes into investigation and he soon finds out that this case is much bigger than he imagined it turns out that a leather company that could be responsible for many deadly cases of leukemia. I chose Jan Schlichtsmann because the character has a lot of tenacity and he shows it in the…

various liberties and rights from violations or unreasonable intrusions by persons, organizations, or government. In Jonathan Harr’s A Civil Action, the formal moments of the Woburn case show how, in many cases, the legal system fails to promote justice, truth seeking, and fairness. First and foremost, the adversarial nature of American law, specifically in civil cases, prevent the discovery of the truth. In the adversarial system, two sides clash head to head in front of a neutral fact finder…

could not be more true. The courage and strength of those who were not given equality under the constitution have taught us to stand up for our rights. Bold actions have helped America come of age through women’s suffrage, civil rights, and America's reaction to September 11. Women’s Suffrage helped America come of age through bold actions. While working on the antislavery movement, women realized that they deserved equal rights as well and held a convention for their cause. “The convention…

1) In a civil auto action case, Joe, who is the defendant offered his own statement that he made to a bystander at the accident scene: "The intersection was clear when I entered it." Joe is offering the statement for the truth it asserts. Is the statement admissible? Why or why not? State the FRE that applies here. In a civil action when Joe who is the defendant offered his own statement that he made to a bystander at the accident scene, when he stated, “The intersection was clear when I…