why was the lawyer fatcher asking about asking about peanut butter in a civil action

What was the lawsuit about in the movie A Civil Action?

Macy, Kathleen Quinlan, and Tony Shalhoub, it tells the true story of a court case about environmental pollution that took place in Woburn, Massachusetts in the 1980s. The film and court case revolve around the issue of trichloroethylene, an industrial solvent, and its contamination of a local aquifer.

Who was the polluter in A Civil Action?

After children died from toxic water, he defended the conglomerate Beatrice Foods in a case that became the basis of the book and movie “A Civil Action.”

What did Mr Thatcher say was the single greatest liability a lawyer could have?

Jerome Facher : [to law students] Now the single greatest liability a lawyer can have is pride. Pride... Pride has lost more cases than lousy evidence, idiot witnesses and a hanging judge all put together.

Who won the Woburn case?

Jerome Facher, a lawyer who successfully defended a Woburn tannery accused of water pollution that plaintiffs linked to a cluster of childhood leukemia deaths — a case that became the basis of a best-selling book and a Hollywood movie — died on Sept.

How does A Civil Action end?

The EPA files charges against the tannery's owners, and a much higher settlement is eventually offered and accepted, which included an apology and cleanup. At the end, it's revealed that it took Jan several years to pay off all of his debts, and he has since taken another polluted water case.

How true is A Civil Action?

'A Civil Action' is based on a true story of a court case about environmental pollution that took place in Woburn, Massachusetts in the 1970s. It was a tragic time, for the people who lost their loved ones.

Where is Jan Schlichtmann now?

Jan Schlichtmann Joins ClassAction.com as Of Counsel Attorney.

When was the movie A Civil Action made?

January 8, 1999 (USA)A Civil Action / Release date

Why did the judge dismiss Beatrice Foods from the case?

Grace was responsible for the contamination of the ground water serving the residents of east Woburn, where the leukemia cases were clustered. But the jury cleared Beatrice Foods and its subsidiary, the J.J. Riley Co., the owner of a tannery in the same area accused of contaminating the ground water.

How did the Woburn case end?

W. R. Grace & Co. agreed to pay more than $8 million Monday in an out-of-court settlement in a major environmental trial in Woburn, Mass., involving allegations that chemical pollution of the town's drinking water had caused six leukemia deaths and other illnesses.

What was the suspect chemical agent claimed to have caused disease at Woburn civil action?

BALLMAN: What the city of Woburn had was a cancer cluster. And for Anne Anderson it suddenly all made sense when test on wells G and H revealed high concentrations of trichloroethylene and perchloroethylene, 2 chemicals suspected of causing cancer.

is it normal that my brother sleeps with a knife under his pillow a small axe is hidden beside him and another small axe under his bed I even saw him duct tape 3 small thin metal rods together and attach a knife at the tip and he always carries another knife behind him every time he goes downstairs

is it normal that my brother sleeps with a knife under his pillow a small axe is hidden beside him and another small axe under his bed I even saw him duct tape 3 small thin metal rods together and attach a knife at the tip and he always carries another knife behind him every time he goes downstairs.

A lot of people feel that abortion is totally a woman's choice, but if there is an accidental pregnancy, why is the man's opinion not valid? If she keeps the baby, the man is financially responsible for the child, if she aborts then she denies the man a chance at having that child

Disclaimer, I am not against abortion, I am seeking opinions. I get that the woman has to carry the child to term, but I want to know how everyone feels about it being solely the woman's choice.