Anderson v. Cryovac

"Anderson v. Cryovac" was a landmark federal case concerning toxic contamination in Woburn, Massachusetts. The film "A Civil Action", starring John Travolta as Jan Schlichtmann, was loosely based on the case and related events.

* "Anderson v. Cryovac", C.A. No. 82-1672-S (D. Mass); ("Anne Anderson et al. v. Cryovac Inc. W.R. Grace Inc., John J. Riley Company Inc., Beatrice Inc. et al." Superior Court Civil Action #82-2444, Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Filed May 14, 1982.)
* "Anderson v. Cryovac, Inc.", 96 F.R.D. 431 (D. Mass. 1983)
* "Anderson v. W.R. Grace & Co.", 628 F. Supp. 1219 (D. Mass. 1986)
* "Anderson v. Cryovac, Inc.", 805 F.2d 1 (1st Cir. Mass. 1986)
* "Anderson v. Cryovac, Inc.", 862 F.2d 910 (1st Cir. Mass. 1988), on remand, "Anderson v. Beatrice Foods Co.", 127 F.R.D. 1 (D. Mass. 1989)
* "Anderson v. Beatrice Foods Co.", 129 F.R.D. 394 (D. Mass. 1989), aff'd, 900 F.2d 388 (1st Cir.), cert. denied, 498 U.S. 891 (1990)

ee also

* Sealed Air
* Beatrice Foods
* W. R. Grace and Company
* "Riley v. Harr," No. 01-1648 United States Court of Appeals - First Circuit (John J. Riley, Jr. and Diana W. Riley (Plaintiffs, Appellants) v. Jonathan Harr; Random House, Inc., New York; Vintage Books; Random House Audio Publishing, Inc. (Defendants, Appellees)

External links

* [http://www.law.fsu.edu/library/courseresources/beatrice/index.html "Anderson v. Beatrice Foods": Index of Pleadings] (Florida State University)
* [http://www.civil-action.com/ Beyond A Civil Action] (W.R. Grace & Co.)
* [http://home.comcast.net/~dkennedy56/woburn.html Toxic Legacy] (Dan Kennedy)
* [http://lib.law.washington.edu/ref/civilaction.htm A Civil Action: Sources] M.G. Gallagher Law Library, University of Washington
* [http://www.ca1.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/getopn.pl?OPINION=01-1648.01A "Riley v. Harr"] 1st Circuit - U. S. Court of Appeals