A Civil Action
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:19:03
If you're gonna knock a guy down,
do it so he can't get up again.

:19:11
What are you looking for
with this suit?

:19:14
Obviously, we're seeking
compensation for the families

:19:17
and punitive damages for wilful
negligence by these companies.

:19:20
But is that what
this is about - money?

:19:23
- No.
- Is that what matters most?

:19:26
- No.
- It's about this.

:19:32
And this.
:19:37
And this.
:19:40
Yeah.
:19:43
Yeah, I know, we have
no feelings, no compassion,

:19:46
no empathy for
our clients' suffering.

:19:48
Can I say something?
:19:50
What does that
have to do with anything?

:19:53
The lawyer who shares
his client's pain

:19:56
does his client
such a grave disservice

:19:58
he should have his licence
to practise taken away.

:20:01
It clouds his judgement,
and that's as useful

:20:05
as a doctor
who's frightened of blood.

:20:08
All rise.
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This court is now in session.
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The Honourable
Walter J Skinner presiding.

:20:16
Is this the only case?
:20:18
This is a lot of lawyers.
:20:21
Sit down.
:20:27
You're looking well.
The Red Sox must be in first place.

:20:31
Roger Clemens
is the answer to my prayers.

:20:35
You have some interest in this case?
:20:37
I'm a co-defendant, but it's not
my motion. It's Foley-Hoag's.

:20:42
- And that motion?
- Your Honour.

:20:44
- I'm Jan Schlichtmann.
- I know. Sit down.

:20:49
The matter before us seems simple.
:20:52
- Your Honour, it isn't.
- May I hear it?

:20:55
The intention here is to place me
:20:58
under a cloud of impropriety.

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