A Civil Action: Poisoned Water and Huge Environmental Cleanups | WCC B010 Singer Classroom

Jan Schlichtmann went up against W.R. Grace and Company for contaminating the water supply of the Woburn, Massachusetts community. His fight was turned into a novel and then movie, titled A Civil Action. John Travolta played him in the movie adaptation. Jan encounters many difficulties in going up against these gigantic companies and his story is great insight into how hard it is to conduct environmental litigation.