Resources Organized by Learning Module

This is a list of scanned documents by topic. Some of the files have become corrupted . . . I'm working on correcting this. Corrupted files are listed, but do not appear as links.

All entries are formatted as follows:
File number 'Item title', Date
Authors, Publication

Jump to: Court filings | Mock trial | Module 1 | Module 7 | Module 8 | Module 12 | Module 13 | Newspaper articles | Rulings | Topic: Leukemia | Topic: Science & the Law | Topic: Trial Aftermath | Trial transcripts | Well data

Court filings

• Motion to Add Third-Party Defendant (Acrobat (PDF) 37kB Jul3 06), 1 October 1984
  Plaintiffs
• Motion to Amend Complaint (Acrobat (PDF) 48kB Jul3 06), 5 April 1985
  Plaintiffs
• Second Amended Complaint (Acrobat (PDF) 1.2MB Jul3 06), date unknown
  Plaintiffs

Mock trial

• 7020 Mock Trial Transcript (Acrobat (PDF) 1.9MB Jul3 06)

Module 1

• 7021 A community coalition is generated from fears (Acrobat (PDF) 32kB Jul3 06), 9 February 1984
  Richard A. Knox, The Boston Globe

Module 6

• Link to Joel A. Tarr's 'History of Pollution in Woburn'

  Module 7

  • 7022 Data shows wells may draw river water (Acrobat (PDF) 37kB Jul3 06), 14 May 1986
    Dan Kennedy, Daily Times Chronicle
  • 7023 Judge Skinner questions credibility of witness (Acrobat (PDF) 53kB Jul3 06), 15 May 1986
    Dan Kennedy, Daily Times Chronicle
  • 7024 1978 report said aquifer draws from Aberjona River (Acrobat (PDF) 46kB Jul3 06), 16 May 1986
    Dan Kennedy, Daily Times Chronicle
  • 7025 A difficult week for plaintiffs' scientist in toxic trial (Acrobat (PDF) 33kB Jul3 06), 19 May 1986
    Dan Kennedy, Daily Times Chronicle
  • 7026 Chemical findings are inconsistent (Acrobat (PDF) 47kB Jul3 06), 21 May 1986
    Dan Kennedy, Daily Times Chronicle
  • Science fair atmosphere as geologist explains river flow, 22 May 1986
  • 7027 Pinder calls testifying "exhaustive, exhausting" (Acrobat (PDF) 37kB Jul3 06), 23 May 1986
    Dan Kennedy, Daily Times Chronicle
  • 7028 Plaintiffs may conclude case today or Monday (Acrobat (PDF) 42kB Jul3 06), 29 May 1986
    Dan Kennedy, Daily Times Chronicle

  Module 8

  • 7029 Cryovac manager requested barrel disposal (Acrobat (PDF) 41kB Jul3 06), 30 May 1986 Dan Kennedy, Daily Times Chronicle
  • 7030 Toxic Trial: Engineer Mernin testifies (Acrobat (PDF) 47kB Jul3 06), 10 June 1986
    Dan Kennedy, Daily Times Chronicle
  • 7129 City, state concerned about chemicals - Mernin (Acrobat (PDF) 138kB Jul6 06), 11 June 1986
    Dan Kennedy, Daily Times Chronicle
  • 7031 TCE continues to flow off Cryovac site (Acrobat (PDF) 39kB Jul3 06), 16 June 1986
    Dan Kennedy, Daily Times Chronicle
  • 1971 study documented Aberjona River contamination, 19 June 1986
  • 7032 Fish death mystery prompted Aberjona study (Acrobat (PDF) 38kB Jul3 06), 20 June 1986
    Dan Kennedy, Daily Times Chronicle
  • Jurors hear more evidence on Aberjona pollution, 23 June 1986

  Module 12

  • 7038 Leukemia jurists visit (Acrobat (PDF) 55kB Jul3 06), 2 July 1986
    Dan Kennedy, Daily Times Chronicle
  • 7039 Toxic waste case is given to the jury (Acrobat (PDF) 71kB Jul3 06), 15 July 1986 Dan Kennedy, Daily Times Chronicle
  • 7040 Waste trial jury hears closing arguments (Acrobat (PDF) 33kB Jul3 06), 15 July 1986
    William F. Doherty, The Boston Globe
  • 7041 Judge rejects request by jury (Acrobat (PDF) 21kB Jul3 06), 18 July 1986
    Dan Kennedy, Daily Times Chronicle
  • 7042 Deliberations enter second week (Acrobat (PDF) 19kB Jul3 06), 21 July 1986
    Dan Kennedy, Daily Times Chronicle
  • 7043 Judge tells jurors to keep deliberating (Acrobat (PDF) 41kB Jul3 06), 25 July 1986

  Module 13

  • 7044 EPA pinpoints 4 sources of Woburn contamination (Acrobat (PDF) 28kB Jul3 06), 14 November 1986
    Peter J. Howe, The Boston Globe
  • 7045 EPA says benzene may have caused Woburn leukemias (Acrobat (PDF) 86kB Jul3 06), 7 June 1988
    Dan Kennedy, Daily Times Chronicle
  • Superfund at Work, Winter 1993
  • 7046 After Woburn: A lawyer's odyssey (Acrobat (PDF) 115kB Jul3 06), 15 January 1997
    Dick Lehr, The Boston Globe
  • His life after "A Civil Action," 8 December 1997

  Newspaper articles

  • 7049 "NOVA" puts industries on trial (Acrobat (PDF) 166kB Jul3 06), 25 February 1986
    Greg Dawson, The Boston Herald
  • 7050 Judge Skinner ruling comes as victory for plaintiffs' lawyers (Acrobat (PDF) 88kB Jul3 06), 7 May 1986
    Mark Sullivan, Daily Times Chronicle
  • 7051 Expert says two companies polluted G & H wells (Acrobat (PDF) 108kB Jul3 06), 8 May 1986
    Mark Sullivan, Daily Times Chronicle
  • 7052 Charts, diagrams show how chemicals reached water wells (Acrobat (PDF) 87kB Jul3 06), 9 May 1986
    Mark Sullivan, Daily Times Chronicle
  • 7053 River is barrier, says Beatrice (Acrobat (PDF) 99kB Jul3 06), 12 June 1986
    Dan Kennedy, Daily Times Chronicle
  • 7054 Beatrice defends groundwater model (Acrobat (PDF) 102kB Jul5 06), 13 June 1986
    Dan Kennedy, Daily Times Chronicle
  • 7055 Grace opens its defense (Acrobat (PDF) 110kB Jul3 06), 16 June 1986
    Dan Kennedy, Daily Times Chronicle
  • 7056 Buried barrels did not contaminate site (Acrobat (PDF) 111kB Jul3 06), 17 June 1986
    Dan Kennedy, Daily Times Chronicle
  • 7057 Grace witness's testimony implicates Beatrice (Acrobat (PDF) 110kB Jul3 06), 25 June 1986
    Dan Kennedy, Daily Times Chronicle
  • Jurors to tour Woburn today as Grace concludes defense, 1 July 1986

  Rulings

  • Skinner rejects dismissal notion, 4 June 1986
  • 7047 Judge's ruling has something for all participants (Acrobat (PDF) 59kB Jul3 06), 5 June 1986
    Dan Kennedy, Daily Times Chronicle
  • 7048 Plaintiffs' lawyer knocks biodegradation theory (Acrobat (PDF) 47kB Jul3 06), 9 June 1986
    Dan Kennedy, Daily Times Chronicle

  Topic: Leukemia

  • Woburn leukemia linked to tainted water, 9 February 1984
  • 7058 "60 Minutes" investigates Woburn water woes (Acrobat (PDF) 97kB Jul3 06), 9 January 1986
    Laurel Lucas, Daily Times Chronicle
  • 7059 Woburn families, companies set stage for leukemia death trial (Acrobat (PDF) 126kB Jul3 06), 11 March 1986
    Jerry Ackerman, The Boston Globe
  • 7060 Aerial photos of 1956 shown to jurors (Acrobat (PDF) 98kB Jul3 06), 19 March 1986
    Dan Kennedy, Daily Times Chronicle

  Topic: Science & the Law

  • 7061 Woburn: Science & the Law (Acrobat (PDF) 538kB Jul3 06), 9 February 1986
    Renee Loth, The Boston Globe Magazine
  • 7105 Beatrice lawyer says geologist lied (Acrobat (PDF) 147kB Jul5 06), 25 March 1986
    Dan Kennedy, Daily Times Chronicle
  • 7062 Drums found near Woburn wells, jury told (Acrobat (PDF) 163kB Jul3 06), date unknown
    Jerry Ackerman, The Boston Globe

  Topic: Trial Aftermath

  • 7064 Jury finds W.R. Grace liable (Acrobat (PDF) 235kB Jul3 06), 28 July 1986
    Dan Kennedy, Daily Times Chronicle
  • 7065 City to sue, families will appeal (Acrobat (PDF) 186kB Jul3 06), 29 July 1986
    Dan Kennedy, Daily Times Chronicle
  • 7066 Toxic Trial: The aftermath (Acrobat (PDF) 171kB Jul3 06), 29 July 1986
    Dan Kennedy, Daily Times Chronicle
  • 7067 Tenn. suit may affect Woburn case (Acrobat (PDF) 109kB Jul5 06), 15 August 1986
    Jerry Ackerman, The Boston Globe
  • 7068 Woburn leukemia trial postponed (Acrobat (PDF) 126kB Jul3 06), 14 September 1986
    Jerry Ackerman, The Boston Globe
  • 7069 A clear message to corporate America (Acrobat (PDF) 152kB Jul3 06), 23 September 1986
    Laurel Lucas, Daily Times Chronicle
  • 7070 Grace lawsuit included 33 plaintiffs (Acrobat (PDF) 104kB Jul3 06), 23 September 1986
    Daily Times Chronicle
  • 7071 Jurors say Grace settlement is just (Acrobat (PDF) 77kB Jul3 06), 23 September 1986
    Dan Kennedy, Daily Times Chronicle
  • 7072 Plaintiffs express bitterness at Grace (Acrobat (PDF) 222kB Jul3 06), 23 September 1986
    Dan Kennedy, Daily Times Chronicle
  • 7063 Contaminated verdict (Acrobat (PDF) 504kB Jul3 06), December 1986
    Mitchell Pacelle, The American Lawyer
  • 7073 Toxic Trial: Many questions, few answers (Acrobat (PDF) 772kB Jul3 06), 1989
    Daniel D. Kennedy
  • 7074 Another family sues W.R. Grace (Acrobat (PDF) 91kB Jul3 06), date unknown
    Gary L. Dorion, Daily Times Chronicle

  Trial transcripts

  • 7075 Day 1 - Opening statements (Acrobat (PDF) 1.8MB Jun7 07), 10 March 1986
    Plaintiffs and Defendants
  • 7076 Day 58 - Koch (Acrobat (PDF) 264kB Jun7 07), 10 June 1986
    Ellis Koch and Jerome Facher
  • 7077 Day 59 - Koch (Acrobat (PDF) 470kB Jul3 06), 11 June 1986
    Ellis Koch, Jerome Facher and the Court
  • 7078 Day 66 - Guswa (Acrobat (PDF) 307kB Jun7 07), 23 June 1986
    John Guswa and Michael Keating
  • 7079 Day 67 - Guswa (Acrobat (PDF) 327kB Jul3 06), 24 June 1986
    John Guswa and Michael Keating

  Well data

  • 7080 Tabulated Results of VOC Analyses (Acrobat (PDF) 2.7MB Jul3 06)
  • 7081 Well Information and Lithologic Logs (Acrobat (PDF) 1.6MB Jul3 06)