Class Materials

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Link to Blackboard -- my.unl.edu

Buffalo Creek Disaster

A Civil Action

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure

LOCAL RULES OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEBRASKA

Federal courts

Federal complaint example  --- Amistad lawsuit from CourtTV Site

More Federal Court Resources

United States Code -- Title 28 --- Part IV. Jurisdiction and Venue --- from the Legal Information Institute Site.
Chapt. 81. Supreme Court
Chapt. 83. Courts of Appeals
Chapt. 85. District Courts; Jurisdiction
Chapt. 87. District Courts; Venue
Chapt. 89. District Courts; Removal of Cases from State Courts

Eighth Circuit Rules & Publications

Buffalo Creek Disaster

Finding the Book

West Virginia State Archives

Charleston Gazette Buffalo Creek Site

Marshall University Online Museum

Personal Accounts

 Natalie Haley Power Point Slide Presentation

Arnold & Porter September Pro Bono Newsletters

Appalshop filmmaker Mimi Pickering

A Civil Action

 Pleadings for Anderson v. Beatrice Foods

In the First Circuit Anderson v. Beatrice Foods Co.,
900 F.2d 388

A Commentary by environmenal lawyers

The Courtroom ---from Ohio State Geology Class-http://www.geology.ohio-state.edu/courtroom/- Science in the Courtroom-Dr. E. Scott Bair,Geological Sciences H451

 The Courtroom and the Judge-- from Ohio State Geology Class Site

The Lawyers

The Woburn Toxic Trial Attorneys

NRDC Jan Schlichtmann interview

1997 interview

Jan Schlichtmann After the Trial and the movie

More

PERSPECTIVE - 100 ABA JOURNAL / MARCH 1999 - To Tell the Truth    BY JAN RICHARD SCHLICHTMANN 

Cheeseman

Cheeseman Photos, etc.

Nesson

Nesson2

Woburn Project

Kiley and Schlichtmann

A Civil Action: The Real People

W.R. Grace site on the case: Beyond a Civil Action

Site 2

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The Courtroom from the Ohio State University Geology Class Website

Addison, Illinois Public Library -- Readers' Corner

Jan Schlichtmann interview at Cornell

Woburn Resources Site by Dan Kennedy

Court TV documentary about the making of the film A Civil Action Hosted by John Travolta

Brandeis University Libraries web page

 Another Battle

Mass. Bill on Film Depictions-- 1997

Massachusetts Bill Rankles Hollywood

In response to the production of a Disney film about the Woburn toxic-waste case, the Massachusetts state legislature has passed a bill requiring producers to obtain permission before making movies about people's life stories. The film, A Civil Action, is the story of how eight families of children with leukemia hired a lawyer to prove that the town's water supply was responsible for their children's illnesses. The families received an $8 million settlement from one of the companies accused of dumping the waste. The film is based on the book of the same name by Jonathan Harr.

House Bill 4752, while well-intentioned, would place veto power in the hands of those who could use it to silence criticism of themselves and stifle debate.

Jack Valenti, President of the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), said the bill "seeks to shackle one of the dearest freedoms we possess as a nation, our right to free expression." The MPAA has said that the law could tie producers' hands with potentially limitless lawsuits; even famous people like the Kennedys would be able to control how their stories get told in movies and on television. Under civil law, those whose lives or images are portrayed in the media can only sue if they have been harmed in some way; A Civil Action will not use the real names of any of the victims.

Acting Governor Cellucci, who has campaigned aggressively to attract film business to Massachusetts, has said he would veto the bill.

Massachusetts readers are encouraged to contact the following individuals and ask that they oppose H.B. 4752.

 Yet Another Battle-Dan Kennedy Article

A Woburn Skeptic's Page

Randomhouse Books Reading Guide for the Book

Woburn, Massachusetts

WOBURN, MASSACHUSETTS CITY INFORMATION

Woburn History

Community Page

Boston.com Woburn Page

Woburn Leukemia Study

Erin Brockovich and Jan Schlichtmann-Dan Kennedy Article

Jan Schlichtmann and W.R. Grace in a new dispute

List of Related Sites:

Recent Cases

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Other Course-Related Sites

Cornell's Legal Information Institute -- Overview of Civil Procedure and Menu of Sources

Understanding the Federal Courts(-a PDF file Adobe Acrobat Reader required)-- Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts

National Center for State Courts

Glossary of Terms --- U.S. Courts Site

Federal Courts ----------------->

Circuit Courts Maps

Emory Law Library

Georgetown Law Library

District Courts

List by Circuit

Findlaw list

District Court Links

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