SOCECOL E8 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Microsoft Powerpoint, Hydrology, Jonathan Harr
26 May 2016
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The city of woburn"s polluted and industrial past: families never got toot testify so the truth never got revealed, difficulties of plaintiffs shown in powerpoint. First phase the plaintiffs attempt to show that wells g&h had become contaminated as a result of actions by grace & And that the contamination occurred before the wells were closed in 1979. Second phase plaintiffs would attempt to show that exposure to the well water resulted in leukemia and other illnesses. The firm provides the money up front and if they win, they receive a percentage. The research needed and money needed to gather the research they needed to support their charge. The defense had deep pockets to handle these costs; they plaintiffs didn"t: expert witness problems: pinder, the hydrologist (couldn"t prove his water flow/river theory) Different versions of the truth were seen by the plaintiffs lawyer and families, defense, and.
