Erin Brockovich
Erin Brockovich is an American legal clerk and environmental activist who became famous for building a case against Pacific Gas & Electric Company over groundwater contamination in Hinkley, California.
The 2000 film bearing her name, starring Julia Roberts, made her a symbol of ordinary people taking on corporate wrongdoing.
Her name evokes determined, scrappy advocacy: She went full Erin Brockovich on the landlord.
Toxic oxidation state of element twenty-four
- carcinogensSubstances promoting tumor growth
- PG&ECalifornia electric utility
- industrial wasteByproducts from manufacturing processes
- cancer clusterLocalized excess of malignancies
environmental hazard · drinking water · health effects · chemical exposure · contamination · cover-up · water testing · birth defects
- biopicFilm about real life
- OscarAcademy's golden award
- true storyNarrative of actual events
- Academy AwardTop Hollywood honor
Albert Finney · Best Actress · drama · box office · critically acclaimed · docudrama · adaptation · screenplay
Pleading for a cause
- grassrootsCommon people as political base
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
- environmental justiceFair sharing of ecological burdens
- community organizingCollective local civic engagement
whistleblower · underdog · fighting back · persistence · legal battle · corporate accountability · class action · contamination
Lawsuit filed for many
- lawsuitCivil court proceeding
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
- plaintiffCivil case initiator
- litigationLegal dispute process
damages · evidence · deposition · testimony · pro bono · medical records · compensation · verdict
hexavalent chromium
Toxic oxidation state of element twenty-four
- carcinogensSubstances promoting tumor growth
- PG&ECalifornia electric utility
- industrial wasteByproducts from manufacturing processes
cancer cluster · environmental hazard · drinking water · health effects · chemical exposure · contamination · cover-up · water testing · birth defects · illness
Julia Roberts
- biopicFilm about real life
- OscarAcademy's golden award
- true storyNarrative of actual events
Albert Finney · Academy Award · Best Actress · drama · box office · critically acclaimed · docudrama · adaptation · screenplay · performance
advocacy
Pleading for a cause
- grassrootsCommon people as political base
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
- environmental justiceFair sharing of ecological burdens
community organizing · whistleblower · underdog · fighting back · persistence · legal battle · corporate accountability · class action · contamination · residents
class action
Lawsuit filed for many
- lawsuitCivil court proceeding
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
- plaintiffCivil case initiator
litigation · damages · evidence · deposition · testimony · pro bono · medical records · compensation · verdict · case files
- Steven SoderberghMagic Mike
- biopicsbiopic, biopics, Lincoln, Gandhi, biographical drama
- Legal DramasThe Good Wife, The Good Fight, Boston Legal, LA Law, Perry Mason
- Title CharactersAladdin, Amadeus, Anastasia, Annie, Bambi
- Eco FilmsAn Inconvenient Truth, Our Planet, Planet Earth, Blue Planet, The Lorax
- Legal Films12 Angry Men, A Few Good Men, The Verdict, To Kill a Mockingbird, Presumed Innocent
Erin Brockovichpolluter
One who dirties environments
Monsanto · DuPont · coal baron · union buster · company man