A Civil Action, Reading Group Guide
by Jonathan Harr
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Read in June, 2008
recommends it for:
those interested in environmental health regulation
An important story about an environmental health tragedy in Woburn, Massachusetts. Well-written and researched, it offers an incredibly detailed account of the legal case that was fought in order to prosecute the corporations responsible for the pollution. Weaves the personal lives of the lawyers into the story, focusing especially on Jan Schlictmann, lead lawyer for the prosecution, who becomes a man haunted by this case.
It's a little too dense to be "gripping" (as characterized b...more
It's a little too dense to be "gripping" (as characterized b...more
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Read in July, 2007
Summer 2007. Non-fiction environmental/law. A cluster of leukemia was found in the small town of Woburn, Mass. A trial lawyer's epic battle against corporate giants W.R. Grace and Beatrice Foods over contaminated drinking water in the small Massachusets town. Jan Schlitzmann took the case against the corporate giants.
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Read in June, 2008
recommended to Shanna by:
another one recommended by law school!recommends it for: Debbie Downer
Uh, my copy isn't the reading group guide, but, you know, close enough...
In the top right hand corner of the first page where most people write their name, as in "This Book Belongs to Shanna Sanders," mine says "John Travolta."
Maybe its purpose is to get me to rethink my career aspirations?
In the top right hand corner of the first page where most people write their name, as in "This Book Belongs to Shanna Sanders," mine says "John Travolta."
Maybe its purpose is to get me to rethink my career aspirations?
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Read in February, 2004
I actually read this one for my Civil Procedure class in Law School. I probably would've enjoyed it a lot more if I read it on my own without focusing on all the legal procedure. Pretty solid overall.
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Read in January, 2005
Very dense legal story about toxic waste dump site in MA. Packed with detail and legal drama, it was ultimately a depressing story about the state of our legal system.
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