Let's be honest I can afford to pay you almost anything you ask for, it's not the money,...
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Al Eustis:
[siting on his couch in his office across from Jan]
Let's be honest I can afford to pay you almost anything you ask for, it's not the money, it's what a settlement that says, it says we're guilty, and that says to every two bit personal injury lawyer in Boston, "hey, let's all run up to Woburn, and sign up every jerk with a head cold", creates a shark effect, and that I can't afford, give me a number.
Jan Schlichtmann:
I'm not going to negotiate with myself Al, I'm going to throw out numbers that you'll say no to them, you'll have to come up with them.
Al Eustis:
Eight million.
Jan Schlichtmann:
I can't go to the families with that, I can't go to them empty handed.
Al Eustis:
Since when is eight million dollars empty handed? Eight million dollars is a lot of money.
Jan Schlichtmann:
I owe them more than that.
Al Eustis:
What do you owe them? You owe them your career? You owe them that much? Don't do it, don't go for broke on this one.
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There Now I can afford to pay you almost anything you ask
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It's not the money
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But a settlement that high says we're guilty
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That says to every two bit personal injury lawyer in Boston
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let's sign up everyone in Woburn
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Creates a shark effect and that I can't afford
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Give me a number
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I'm not negotiating with myself Al
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throwing out numbers you can say no to
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You give me one 8 million
Clip duration: 35 seconds
Views: 200
Timestamp in movie: 01h 21m 38s
Uploaded: 02 April, 2022
Genres: drama
Summary: A tenacious lawyer takes on a case involving a major company responsible for causing several people to be diagnosed with leukemia due to the town's water supply being contaminated, at the risk of bankrupting his firm and career.
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00:17 Personal injury law has a bad reputation
00:34 Lawsuits are war it's as simple as that
00:34 How's business It's good
00:37 This is the plan Start with scientific evidence
00:37 The idea of criminal court is crime and punishment
00:09 Did they Yes
00:35 When you first came out here Mr Schlichtmann
00:21 Yeah I know They want out right
00:35 How much did Grace make last year
00:18 Why To evaporate
00:11 And one last thing
00:21 Oh I see When you say it's over you mean it's over
00:09 Nobody calls any more Not even the creditors
00:05 Don't worry about it Everything's under control
00:09 It's the defendant's plan It's my plan
00:36 Dumped it back there in the gully right there
00:34 With respect to W R Grace the jury has answered
00:25 Ladies and gentlemen
00:35 Let me picture this
00:48 When I stand on my porch