Corporate Social Responsibility

This week, I want you to watch A Civil Action – A Civil Action is a 1998 American drama film starring John Travolta (as plaintiff’s attorney Jan Schlichtmann) and Robert Duvall, based on a true story of a court case about environmental pollution that took place in Woburn, Massachusetts in the 1980s (Wikipedia, edited).

Identify and describe at least three ethical issues in the movie?

Why are they ethical issues?

Why did the companies pollute the land and the water like they did?

Were the companies involved ethical and socially responsible? Why or why not?

Was Jan always ethical in this case?

In the end, was justice done?

(You should be able to find this movie on Netflix, at a local video store, at your local library, or online through