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Weak Action
18 years, 2 months ago at Nov 23 21:53
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Slick big city lawyer Jan Schlichtmann (John Travolta) takes on an environmental case that leads him down the path of career suicide. This drama has an all to real feeling, but it wasn't a story that holds enough interest to warrant a good review.
A good movie
13 years, 4 months ago at Oct 9 12:17
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Back in 2000, when 'Erin Brockovich' came out, everybody was really enthousiast about it but I wasn't really convinced. 2 years before, this movie came out with a similar plot and, in my opinion, it is actually much better. First of all, there was an impressive cast (John Travolta, Robert Duvall, Tony Shalhoub, William H. Macy, John Lithgow, James Gandolfini, Stephen Fry). I am well aware that J... read more
The families of children who died sue two companies for dumping toxic waste: a tort so expensive to prove, the case could bankrupt their lawyer.
Release date: 8 January 1999
UPC: 717951001917
UPC: 717951001917
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" The families of children who died sue two companies for dumping toxic waste: a tort so expensive to prove, the case could bankrupt their lawyer. Based on the novel by Jonathan Harr, there is also the case of Anne Anderson, et al., v. Cryovac, Inc., et al.. The first reported decision in the case is at 96 F.R.D. 431 (denial of defendants' motion to dismiss). it tells the true story of a court case about environmental pollution that took place in Woburn, Massachusetts in the 1980s. The film "
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