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An edition of A civil action (1995)

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"The legal thriller of the decade." --Cleveland Plain Dealer Now a Major Motion Picture! In this true story of an epic courtroom showdown, two of the nation's largest corporations stand accused of causing the deaths of children. Representing the bereaved parents, the unlikeliest of heroes emerges: a young, flamboyant Porsche-driving lawyer who hopes to win millions of dollars and ends up nearly losing everything, including his sanity. A searing, compelling tale of a legal system gone awry--one in which greed and power fight an unending struggle against justice--A Civil Action is also the story of how one determined man can ultimately make a difference. With an unstoppable narrative power, it is an unforgettable reading experience.

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Random House
Language
English
Pages
500

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Subjects

Trials, litigation, W.R. Grace & Co, Law and legislation, Drinking water, Groundwater, Contamination, Liability for water pollution damages, Trials (Toxic torts), Pollution, Hazardous Waste, Water Pollution, Milieuverontreiniging, Privaatrechtelijk milieurecht, Trinkwasserverschmutzung, Zivilprozess, Aansprakelijkheid, Wasserverschmutzung, Procesrecht, open_syllabus_project, Anderson, Anne, 1936?- -- Trials, litigation, etc, Legislation & jurisprudence, Anderson, Anne, 1936?- -- Trials, litigation, etc, Schlichtmann, Jan, W.R. Grace & Co. -- Trials, litigation, etc, Trials (Toxic torts) -- Massachusetts -- Boston, Groundwater -- Pollution -- Law and legislation -- Massachusetts -- Woburn, Drinking water -- Contamination -- Massachusetts -- Woburn, Liability for water pollution damages -- Massachusetts -- Woburn, Liability for hazardous substances pollution damages, Trials, united states, Toxic torts, Groundwater, pollution, Trials, litigation, etcanderson, anne , 1936?-, Anderson, anne , 1936?-, Trials, litigation, etcw.r. grace & co, W.r. grace & co., Trials (toxic torts)--massachusetts--boston, Groundwater--pollution--law and legislation, Groundwater--pollution--law and legislation--massachusetts--woburn, Drinking water--contamination, Drinking water--contamination--massachusetts--woburn, Liability for water pollution damages--massachusetts--woburn, Trials, Groundwater--pollution, Water pollution--law and legislation, Water pollution--legislation & jurisprudence, Kf228.a667 h37 1996, Wa 689 h296c 1996, 346.7303 har, Kb71.5.w6 h296c 1996

People

Jan Schlichtmann, Anne Anderson (1936?-), Anne Anderson (1936?)

Places

Massachusetts, Woburn, Boston

Times

1970s, 1980s

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1996, Vintage Books
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A civil action
1996, Vintage Books
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A civil action
1996, Vintage Books
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1996, Vintage Books
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1996, Century
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Edition Notes

Map on lining paper.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 495-498).

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Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
346.7303/8, 347.30638
Library of Congress
KF228.A667 H37 1995

The Physical Object

Pagination
500 p. :
Number of pages
500

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL24869357M
ISBN 10
0394563492
ISBN 13
9780394563497
LCCN
95002088
OCLC/WorldCat
31969453

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Work Description

A Civil Action is a 1996 work of non-fiction by Jonathan Harr about a water contamination case in Woburn, Massachusetts, in the 1980s. The book became a best-seller and won the National Book Critics Circle Award for nonfiction.

The case is Anderson v. Cryovac. The first reported decision in the case is at 96 F.R.D. 431 (denial of defendants' motion to dismiss).

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