A Civil Action

Jan had hoped that a victory would send a message to the boardrooms to America and felt that the culture of Leukemia in Woburn guaranteed his success. He never realized that he would be comforted with problems in the justice system. First with the federal courts, which were not sympatheti

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He was dept free, but there was no money left over for him to reclaim his Porsche. Which was unsuccessful due to one of the defense witness who lied. This book influenced me because that's the kind of lawyer that I want to be someone that risks losing everyone and everything to prove that something so unjust to the people that it wouldn't happened again.

The case against Beatrice was thrown out, and the plaintiffs accepted a sum of eight million from Grace. 2 million not his entitled 40 percent, and in the end Schlitmann had only 30 thousand dollars left. Schlitmann not only was a well to do lawyer, he also was a lawyer that believed in justice, whether he got paid or not, in regards to this case.

Jan Schlitmann was a lawyer in the upper bracket as far as money was concern. Grace spent 7 million in legal defense plus millions that Beatrice spent. He now has his law practice, a wife, and a month old son. His ideas of the civil justice system was dead, and he resolved not to practice law again. He lived in a luxury condo, worn only hand-tailored Dimitri suits and silk Hermes ties, Bally shoes and drove a Porsche. Personally bankrupted, Schlitmann considers himself a failure. He has proven a point to the American public that nobody is above the law, and that America's business must follow the environmental laws that protect the people that live in and around the factories. On his fourth try the defense attorney failed to deliver all relevant documents to Schlichtmann's team. He then went on to his third try with a different judge.

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Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)

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