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[last lines] Bankruptcy Judge:
Mr. Schlichtmann? Mr. Schlichtmann? Jan Schlichtmann:
I'm sorry. Yes. Bankruptcy Judge:
The purpose of these questions is not to embarass or humiliate you but rather to verify the information you've declared as your assets. Jan Schlichtmann:
I understand. Bankruptcy Judge:
Because what you're asking your creditors to believe with this petition is... well, it's hard to believe. Jan Schlichtmann:
I know. Bankruptcy Judge:
That after 17 years of practising law all you have to show for it is 14 dollars in a checking account a portable radio? Jan Schlichtmann:
That's correct. Bankruptcy Judge:
Where did it all go? Jan Schlichtmann:
The money? Bankruptcy Judge:
The money, the property, the personal belongings, The things one acquires in one's life, Mr. Schlichtmann. The things by which one measures one's life. What happened?
Mr. Schlichtmann? Mr. Schlichtmann? Jan Schlichtmann:
I'm sorry. Yes. Bankruptcy Judge:
The purpose of these questions is not to embarass or humiliate you but rather to verify the information you've declared as your assets. Jan Schlichtmann:
I understand. Bankruptcy Judge:
Because what you're asking your creditors to believe with this petition is... well, it's hard to believe. Jan Schlichtmann:
I know. Bankruptcy Judge:
That after 17 years of practising law all you have to show for it is 14 dollars in a checking account a portable radio? Jan Schlichtmann:
That's correct. Bankruptcy Judge:
Where did it all go? Jan Schlichtmann:
The money? Bankruptcy Judge:
The money, the property, the personal belongings, The things one acquires in one's life, Mr. Schlichtmann. The things by which one measures one's life. What happened?
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Schlichtmann Conway and Crowley
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Just a moment please
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Someone named Grendan
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Creditor
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Are you here Do I look like I'm here
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He's in a meeting at the moment
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Do me a favor Gordon Shut up
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Movie 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.
Actors
Bankruptcy Judge
Jan Schlichtmann
