A civil action
1st ed.
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Word Count
125,000 words, Guess
Page Count
500 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archivecivilaction1995harr
- ISBN-100394563492
- ISBN-139780394563497
- Library of Congress Control Number95002088
- OCLC Control Number31969453
and 1 more
- Open LibraryOL24869357M
Classifications
- DDC346.7303/8
- DDC347.30638
- LCCKF228.A667 H37 1995
Description
A Civil Action is a 1996 work of non-fiction by Jonathan Harr about a water contamination case in Woburn, Massachusetts, in the 1980s. The book became a best-seller and won the National Book Critics Circle Award for nonfiction. The case is Anderson v. Cryovac. The first reported decision in the case is at 96 F.R.D. 431 (denial of defendants' motion to dismiss).
Description
"The legal thriller of the decade." --Cleveland Plain Dealer Now a Major Motion Picture! In this true story of an epic courtroom showdown, two of the nation's largest corporations stand accused of causing the deaths of children. Representing the bereaved parents, the unlikeliest of heroes emerges: a young, flamboyant Porsche-driving lawyer who hopes to win millions of dollars and ends up nearly losing everything, including his sanity. A searing, compelling tale of a legal system gone awry--one in which greed and power fight an unending struggle against justice--A Civil Action is also the story of how one determined man can ultimately make a difference. With an unstoppable narrative power, it is an unforgettable reading experience.
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