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A Civil Warrior.

Authors :
Jewel, Dan
Dagostino, Mark
Source :
People. 2/8/1999, Vol. 51 Issue 5, p79. 3p. 5 Color Photographs, 1 Black and White Photograph.
Publication Year :
1999

Abstract

Profiles Anne Anderson, whose son Jimmy died of Leukemia in 1981. Anderson's belief that her son's illness was caused by contaminated drinking water near her home in Woburn, Massachusetts; Efforts to win legal compensation from Beatrice Foods and W.R. Grace, companies accused of contaminating the drinking water; How Anderson's story and that of lawyer Jan Schlichtmann was turned into a book and a motion picture called `A Civil Action.'

Subjects

Subjects :
*CONTAMINATION of drinking water

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00937673
Volume :
51
Issue :
5
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
People
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
1492810