Other Titles • A Civil Action • Zivilprozeß (1999)
Quotes from A Civil Action (1998)
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Jan Schlichtmann: It's like this. A dead plaintiff is rarely worth more than a living severely-maimed plaintiff. However, if it's a long slow agonizing death as opposed to a quick drowning or car wreck, the value can rise considerably. A dead adult in his 20s is generally worth less than one who is middle aged. A dead woman less than a dead man. A single adult less than one who's married. Black less than white. Poor less than rich. The perfect victim is a white male professional, 40 years old, at the height of his earning power, struck down at his prime. And the most imperfect, well in the calculus of personal injury law, a dead child is worth the least of all.
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Jerome Facher: What's your take? Jan Schlichtmann: They'll see the truth. Jerome Facher: The truth? I thought we were talking about a court of law. Come on, you've been around long enough to know that a courtroom isn't a place to look for the truth.
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Al Eustis: You've never been here before? What kind of Harvard man are you? Jan Schlichtmann: The Cornell kind.
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