"A Civil Action"

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This paper attempts to study several aspects of the case within the context of environmental pollution and law, or more specifically toxic tort litigation. It also studies the impact of group or community pressure. The paper concludes by discussing the impact of this case upon the environment, environmental health and the legal system within the context of environmental litigation.

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"The idea that the environmental pollution, caused by W .R. Grace and Beatrice Foods was the probable cause of leukemia in children in Woburn, first came to the mind of the Anderson family, who had moved to Woburn, a working class Boston suburb, in 1965. Only after few years of the move of the family, their 3-year- old son, Jimmy, was diagnosed with acute lymphocytic leukemia as diagnosed by Dr. John Truman, an eminent pediatric oncologist at the Boston Children's Hospital."

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