In the movie A civil action, Jan Schichtman plays a leading roll as the lawyer for Plaintiff. 5 children had died from cancer/Leukemia. The 5 families involved in the horrid incident were the toomys,Auferos,Andersons,Kaynes and robins. The families believe their children have died from foul water coming from the river near by, believing something must have leaked or made its way into the water. Jan initially didn't want to take on this roll, yet because Jan is a Lawyer that is all about money. But, as he was driving across the bridge he stopped to see a company called grace manufacturing company. Jan then went across the river and saw a bunch of waste around the river banks. Another company involved was a food company by the name off Beatrice foods. Jan now wanted …show more content…
Which costed him after it was all said and done 8 million dollars. but, Jan being a smart guy he wanted the families to go up in front of the jury and tell their stories about what happened to their kids. Beatrice foods then had a interview with the families. One of the fathers in the case Joey Mola began to tell the story of his child dying in the back seat of the car while his wife and him were on their way to the doctors. The lawyer of Beatrice foods then said we don't need these families taking to the jury because he knew that the jury would get very emotional about this. But Jan had great evidence he knew that 12 children contracted leukemia(1) also the families claim that the water was smelling very ill (1). Which then Jan needed to get samples of this water which he found Trichloroethylene (TCE) was in the water(1). then Jan wanted some workers to come in and have an interview when an employee for grace told him they had been spilling the waste in the back of the companies property. (1) Also Jan had a statistic that 17% of cancer deaths in the town were from Leukemia.(1) with all this evidence Jan thought there was no way he was going to
Even though the prosecution presented evidence to the court, the only clear-cut hard fact the prosecution had against Anthony was that she failed to file a report for her missing daughter Caylee and that when she finally did a month after her daughter had gone missing, she proceeded to lie profusely to the authorities on the events that took place. The prosecution focused highly on the forensic evidence of decay located in the trunk of Casey Anthony’s car. The use of a cadaver dog to search the vehicle led investigators to be able to determine that a decomposing body had been stored in the trunk of the car. The forensics department used an air sampling procedure on the trunk of Casey Anthony’s car, also indicating that human decomposition and traces of chloroform were in-fact present. Multiple witnesses described what they considered to be an overwhelming odor that came from inside the trunk as it where the prosecution believes Caylee’s decomposing body was stowed. Several items of evidence were ruled out to be the source of the odor, as experts were able to rule out the garbage bag and two chlorine containers located in the trunk as the source. The prosecution alleged that Casey Anthony used chloroform to subdue her daughter and then used duct-tape to seal the nose and mouth of Caylee shut, inevitably causing her to suffocate. Based off the
In the movie Ordinary People, the Jarrett Family seems like a normal family with the Mother Beth, Father Calvin, and their son Conrad. Even though they seem like a happy family, in reality they have lost a family member and have unresolved issues and conflicts. Conrad’s brother Buck died in a boating accident and Conrad survived and feels major guilt that he is alive and Buck isn’t.This results in an overall awkward/uncomfortable and cold environment especially for Conrad. If they had used conflict management it could’ve helped resolve the issues and possibly kept their family together. The Jarrett family seems to either act out in fight or flight on each other and others. Conrad and his parents could have used conflict management strategies like mutual purpose to help resolve the tension and keep the family together.
Detective Yuri Melich gave Casey the opportunity to change her story - again and again, but she never changed it. She stubbornly persisted, as if repetition could magically transform reality (Fanning 172). Casey claimed to have left Caylee with Zenaida Gonzalez, her babysitter, at the bottom of the stairs at Unit 210, Sawgrass Apartments (Fanning 162). Jose Baez argued in court that Caylee accidentally drowned in the family's backyard pool on June 16, 2008 (Chan). Crime scene investigator Steven Hansen testified about the crime scene photos (Website 2). Dr. Werner Spitz, a forensic expert, testified for the defense of Casey (Website 2). Casey was lastly on trial at the Orange County Courthouse on July 5, 2011, In Orlando Florida (Chan). The twists and turns of the ensuing six week trial had captivated the United States (Chan). Many people both locally and nationally followed the long-lasting case (Website 2), and that made Casey “famous” but she was wide spread hated. I am glad that I am not the only one that hates her for doing what she did to
The novel Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer has a very in-depth conflict that is showcased all throughout the novel. In Theo's community, there is a high-profile murder trial about to begin. Mr. Pete Duffy, a wealthy business man, is accused of murdering his wife Myra Duffy. The prosecutors have the idea that Mr. Duffy did it for the one million dollar insurance policy he took out on his wife earlier, however they have no proof to support this accusation (Grisham 53). The defendants do however have the proof that no one saw the murder, for all everyone knew, Mr. Duffy was playing his daily round of golf at the golf course right by his house. As the trial moved on, the jury was starting to lean towards letting Mr. Duffy walk a free man. To this point, there has been no proof to support the prosecutors statements that Mr. Duffy killed h...
The following day, a fisherman was at the Treeland Blvd. pond when he spotted some stuff floating in the water. Upon closer inspection he noticed it was firefighters gear and figured something must be wrong since firefighters do not just leave their equipment. The police had the pond drained and found a green Chevy truck at the bottom. Inside the truck was a substantial amount of blood; when the blood was tested it was that of Brandy Hall. The amount of blood in the cab of the truck makes it unlikely she will be found alive. The woods around the pond were also searched but nothing more was found.
Two detectives were assigned to the case: Harry Hanson and Finis Brown. [2] When they and the police arrived at the crime scene, it was already swarming with people, gawkers and reporters. The entire situation was out of hand and crowded, everyone trampling all over any hopes for good evidence. [2] One thing they did report finding was a nearby cement block with watery blood on it, tire tracks and a heel print on the ground. There was dew under the body so they knew it had been set there just after 2 a.m. when temperatures dropped to 38 degrees.
July 15, 1999, was an ordinary night for Kristopher Lohrmeyer as he left work at the Colorado City Creamer, a popular ice cream parlor. Kristopher had no idea that his life was about to end. When Michael Brown, 17, Derrick Miller and Andrew (Andy) Medina, 15, approached Kristopher and demanded his money and his car keys. Before the boys knew it shots had been fired and Kristopher was dead. About an hour after the fatal shooting of Kristopher Lohrmeyer, all three men were in custody and telling their version of the night’s events. Michael and Derrick who had run away after the shooting confessed to police and named Andy as the shooter. According to the three boy’s testimony, they had only recently met and needed away to get some quick cash, so they developed a carjacking scheme and headed to Andy’s house to pick up 2 stolen handguns. The three boys were uneducated and had spent most of their time on the streets in search of drugs. The judge ruled that they would be held without bail and there was probable cause to charge them all with first-degree murder (Thrown Away, 2005).
Johnson: Savior of the Civil Rights Movement? The Civil Rights Movement and President Johnson are closely linked in history. Though there were many other faces to the Civil Rights Movement, Johnson’s was one of the most publicly viewed and instrumental in its passing. It was Johnson who carried the weight and responsibility of the issue after the assassination of JFK, and it was he who would sign it.
The 1960’s were a time of freedom, deliverance, developing and molding for African-American people all over the United States. The Civil Rights Movement consisted of black people in the south fighting for equal rights. Although, years earlier by law Africans were considered free from slavery but that wasn’t enough they wanted to be treated equal as well. Many black people were fed up with the segregation laws such as giving up their seats on a public bus to a white woman, man, or child. They didn’t want separate bathrooms and water fountains and they wanted to be able to eat in a restaurant and sit wherever they wanted to and be served just like any other person.
For many years after the Civil War many African-Americans did not truly enjoy the freedoms that were granted to them by the US constitution. This was especially true in the southern states, because segregation flourished in the south wwhere African-Americans were treated as second class citizens. This racial segregation was characterized by separation of different races in daily life, such as eating in a restaurant, drinking from a water fountain, using a rest room, attending school, going to the movies, or in the rental or purchase of a home. In addition, Blacks were not afforded justice and fair trials, such as the case of the murder of Emmet Till. This unjust treatment would not be tolerated in America any more, which spurred the civil rights movement.
Brighton Beach Memoirs is the story of one family's struggle to survive in the pre-World War II age of the "Great Depression". This was a time of great hardship where pain and suffering were eminent. In this play, Neil Simon gives us a painfully realistic view of life during the late 1930s.
The Frontline documentary “Two American Families” produced by the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), portrays the life of two typical middle class families living in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Frontline Video, 2013). This follows the life of the Neumann family and the Stanley family as they pursue the ideal type of life, The American Dream from 1991 through 2011 (Frontline Video, 2013). Although, the pursuit for their fantasy quickly turned into a fight for economical struggle (Frontline Video, 2013). These struggles were all brought upon by the new shaping economy (Frontline Video, 2013).
My next claim is in regards to the “old man” juror. If it were not for him voting not guilty the second time, the boy would have been found guilty. He said the reason he voted that way was because of that one juror standing up to the other 11 jurors. He felt that everyone needed to hear all of the arguments because they were dealing with a man’s life. Thanks to that man, the boy was saved.
The Andrea Yates murder trial was one of the most highly publicized cases of 2001. Perplexing and complicated, it appealed to the public audience for various reasons. A mother methodically, drowns her five children in the family bathtub after her husband leaves for work. Was this an act of a cold calculating killer, or was this the act of a woman who lost touch with reality. Is this a case of medical neglect, and psychological dysfunctions, or is this a battle of ethics and deviant behavior exploiting medical and legal loop holes?
In the pleadings, a complaint needs to be filed by the plaintiff with the court and the defendants. In this case, the complaint was filed for wrongful death and injunctions. The complaint was given to both companies on May 14, 1982. Then, the defendants must answer within twenty-four hours of receiving the complaint to the summon or risk losing the case by default of the court. W.R. Grace denied the allegations against them. Also, their other defenses was that the complaint didn’t state any cause of action, in the complaint the company named was misnamed, the company followed the due of care at all times and acted in “good faith,” and the claims against them are barred. The next step is the methods of discovery.