Chapter: Orphans and Dogs

Jan Schlictman succeeded in negotiating large settlement and he called it Ritz negotiation. Most
of the proceeds went to the firm without giving him credits so he decided to started his own firm
and left Reed and Mulligan. Bill Crowley and Kevin Conway came along with him, they named the
firm Schlictman, Conway and Crowley.
In their first year, some cases were frivolous which Conway called it “dogs” which he quickly
rejected. “Orphans” were cases which circulated to other firms but got rejected. Paul Caney, a
young man had been in auto accident had suffered whiplash after admitted and treated in
Massachusetts general hospital his condition was getting worst. Paul Caney was treated with
steroids. Schlictman learned that steroids in massive amount can destroy bone matrix. The
defendant lawyer initiated a settlement of the case for one million dollar but Schlictman refuse
to accept the offer. They went on trial, Schlictman won $4.7million dollar verdict on the injury
case.
A study from Harvard came out and it shown that contaminated water from well G and H had
caused an adverse health effects and had a strong probability that it linked to the leukemia cases.
Cheeseman decided to file a motion for summary judgement on the basis that complaint could
not be proven scientifically but the motion once again denied by the judge.
Cheeseman found out that W.R. Grace used 55-gallon drums of TCE. To shield his client he
wanted to drag the name of UNIFIRST as a tortfeasor. Based on EPA’s report UNIFIRST had
implicated at the north of the city well. Cheeseman prepared his motion to implead UNIFIRST.
The lawyers of UNIFRIST quickly settled the case for one million and fifty dollar, Schlictman called
the Woburn family and suggested to approved the settlement and use the payment to finance
the Woburn case.