A CIVIL ACTION The legal system is an essential element in the successful operation of this country. It is a system that is utilized every day, by every type of person, from the average blue-collar worker to the average Wall Street broker. There is a multitude of ways that the legal system is put to use. One such way is the class action lawsuit. A Civil Action, by Jonathan Harr, uses the account of a …showed first 75 words of 1771 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1771 total…and have a chance of redressing the wrong done by these corporations. Without the existence of class action lawsuits, these ordinary citizens would have been acting individually would not have had the means to challenge the corporate wrongdoers. That is something to be thankful for, even if they didn't end up with $25 million. BIBLIOGRAPHY Clark, Al. Class Action Lawsuits. http://www.web-access.net/~aclark/frames45.htm Harr, Jonathan. A Civil Action. New York: Vintage Books, 1995.