Civil Action
A Civil Action by Jonathan Harr A Civil Action, by Jonathan Harr, describes the true story of a lawsuit filed by several families in the city of Woburn, Massachusetts against two large corporations, Beatrice Foods and W. ... A Civil Action follows a civil lawsuit through all the procedures of the litigation, much of which we have learned of and discussed in class. ... I was able to follow the procedures of the case from lessons learned in class, but there were also a few things I learned about a civil case from Harrfs novel. Harrfs A Civil Action showed me that there are several factors one must look at when approaching a civil lawsuit, based on how the legal system functions. ... Civil cases are usually lengthy and very expensive, and for the plaintiffs the remedy for equity is usually some money value gequalh to the loss or damage suffered.