PCS 181 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Steven Zaillian, Beatrice Foods
22 Apr 2018
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A civil action is a film directed by steven zaillian that highlights the true story of a group of families living in boston who sued major us companies (beatrice foods and w. r. Grace) for leukemia deaths as a result of failing to properly dispose of dangerous chemicals within a tannery. As a result, these poisonous compounds contaminated the community"s water supply and about 12 children contracted leukemia. In 1964 a new water well was constructed and although residents complained about the awful smell of the water, the city refused to shut it down. A civil action tells the story of the legal battle of the residents of a small town in boston looking for justice and compensation from the aforementioned companies. I think the families who suffered the most felt morally obligated to file a compensation case against the companies on the grounds of willful and gross negligence in poisoning the town"s water supply.
