Jan Schlichtmann
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Jan Schlichtmann is a real-life American lawyer best known for his high-profile environmental pollution lawsuit against major corporations, which was dramatized in the book and film "A Civil Action."
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
environmental lawyer
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human ⓘ trial lawyer ⓘ |
| basedIn | Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Cornell Law School
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Cornell University ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
environmental law
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personal injury law ⓘ toxic torts ⓘ |
| hasAuthorAsSubject | Jonathan Harr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBiographicalSubject | A Civil Action (book) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEthnicGroup | German American ⓘ |
| hasFamilyName | Schlichtmann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGenreOfCase |
environmental pollution lawsuit
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toxic tort lawsuit ⓘ |
| hasGivenName | Jan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMannerOfDepiction | legal drama ⓘ |
| hasWorkAdaptation | A Civil Action (film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredWork |
A Civil Action (book)
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A Civil Action (film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor | high-profile environmental pollution lawsuit against major corporations ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| legalSpecialty |
civil litigation
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complex tort litigation ⓘ environmental contamination cases ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Woburn groundwater contamination trial
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settlement with W. R. Grace and Company ⓘ subsequent bankruptcy following Woburn case ⓘ |
| notableFor |
environmental pollution lawsuit in Woburn, Massachusetts
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lawsuit alleging groundwater contamination leading to leukemia cases ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Anderson v. Cryovac
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Woburn toxic waste contamination case NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
civil litigator
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lawyer ⓘ |
| opposedInCourt |
Beatrice Foods
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W. R. Grace and Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | John Travolta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedIn |
A Civil Action (book)
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A Civil Action (film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| practicedLawIn |
Boston metropolitan area
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Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| represented | families of leukemia victims in Woburn, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
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