Trial Documents

The trial documents listed below can be downloaded to read the attorneys opening statements and closing arguments, Judge Skinner's charge to the jury, to see what a subpoena looks like, and to view field maps and exhibits presented in the actual trial.

Opening statements (Acrobat (PDF) 1.8MB Jun7 07) to the jury made by Jan Schlichtmann (plaintiffs), Jerome Facher (Beatrice Foods), and Michael Keating (W.R. Grace)

Closing arguments to the jury: Michael Keating (W.R. Grace) (Acrobat (PDF) 1.2MB Jun17 07), Jerome Facher (Beatrice Foods) (Acrobat (PDF) 1.9MB Jun17 07), and Jan Schlichtmann (plaintiffs) (Acrobat (PDF) 2MB Jun17 07)

Judge Skinner's charge to the jury (Acrobat (PDF) 3.3MB Jun17 07) delivered on 15 July 1986, the 78th day of the trial.

Deposition subpoena served on John J. Riley Co., Inc. ( 166kB Jan25 07) by Schlichtmann, Conway & Crowley to appear for deposition on January 10, 1986 at 10:00 a.m. at their office on 171 Milk Street in Boston

Subpoena served on the Keeper of the Records ( 183kB Jan25 07) at the U.S. Geological Survey to testify at the trial in courtoom 6 on the 15th floor of the McCormack Post Office and Courthouse on June 16, 1986 at 9:00 a.m.

John Drobinski's field map (Acrobat (PDF) 465kB May3 07) from his 1985 site evaluation of the Beatrice 15-acre property showing locations of drums, debris piles, and other surface features

Photographs of trial exhibits: Drobinski's field map of debris piles and drums on the 15-acre property, Pinder's geologic cross section, Pinder's potentiometric profile