Dead child worth least of all
Schlichtmann received a call from Anne Anderson because her son died 12 deaths from leukemia >>eight are kids
Water from two city bore holes are contaminated by TCE
Circumstance was kicked from company to organization
It’s a hard case because it is most likely unproven
Apology from “who? >>the defendant is sure to have some professionals >>case is probably not winnable Beatrice and WR Grace are the perpetrators
Lawsuits commence with the issue
Is going to Cheeseman: attorney for WR Grace
Jerome Facher: lawyer for Beatrice
Charges in the complaint: negligence, conscious pain and suffering, wrongful death Rule 11: civil law suits
Facher: knock a guy down, knock him in a way that he can’t get up again “it’s about this¦-showing pictures of little kids-
Walter J. Skinner: judge
MOTION: cheesman (motion to dismiss): schmn. Had no evidence >>no real investigation >>no research REGULATION 11 is a nonissue mainly because it’s so old
Crew of geologist and technicians are needed to show in case the wells are actually contaminated 6th barrels had been found in the spine, in a pit
Solvent¦in barrels
They receive dumped out back, in the surface (witness)
Immune system of youngsters: tore down to nothing
He was succeeding, and this individual looked fine¦it was abrupt
Facher: “these people can never testify
Si and TCE are used to water-resistant leather
Si is put on¦so some of the spill will fall off with the ground 60 more barrels that town inspector missed
“dump it out there in the gulley
Or perhaps dump this in a ditch
Pour it right into a pit
Dump this into the swimming pool
Suit: compel others to settle
Schmann would like 25 million cash¦and one more 25 million to establish a research
basis to establish website link between chemical substances and illness¦1.
5 mil annually for families for 30 years Facher claims that Schmnn wants money
Geological evidence has to come first; there needs to be proof that the chemicals reach the wells first before the parents of victims can testify The questions were confusing
Facher offer a 20 mil settlement for Beatrice
WR Grace: Yes on Q1
Beatrice: No on all questions >>case has ended for them
Grace offer 8 million >>Schmnn said that he owed the families more than that 375 K per family
The companies aren’t going to clean up the place
Anne was not interested in money >>she still wanted the apology >>she said that he said that they apologized with their checkbooks >>Schmnn said sorry, but Anne said it was not meaningful The families even lost more that the lawyers
Dump trucks full of scraps >>children playing with fire¦the water went up in flames Riley advised the worker to keep his mouth close with Celtic tickets APPEAL
Assess Skinner located that Ruben Riley intentionally concealed data at the trial. His excéder was ripped down in 1990. WR Grace was indicted by Grand Jury for making phony statements to the EPA regarding its use of TCE, acetone, and toluene. The company pleaded no match to the acetone charge. The Woburn grow was shut off 1990 Two companies paid out 69. some mil to clean up up
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