L.A. Law (TV Series)
I'm Ready for My Closeup, Mr. Markowitz (1992)
Corbin Bernsen: Arnie Becker
Quotes
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Douglas Brackman, Jr. : Next up: Campos et al vs. Halifax Chemical.
Tommy Mullaney : We're going to trial.
[Brackman and McKenzie exchange a look]
Grace Van Owen : This is the class-action suit brought by the Hondurans?
Tommy Mullaney : Mm-hmm. I'm co-chair with Alex DePalma, the attorney who brought it to us. Farm workers down there used a real nasty pesticide called Z-Chlor, also known as Wallop. Made 400 of them sterile.
Cara Jean 'C.J.' Lamb : Wallop indeed.
Tommy Mullaney : Z-Chlor was suspended by the EPA but Halifax kept shipping tons of the stuff to Honduras.
Ann Kelsey : I thought this case was dismissed on jurisdictional grounds.
Tommy Mullaney : We appealed, and the court ruled that since Halifax is based in California, we can try it here.
Arnie Becker : Foreign workers suing in our courts. Good luck.
Douglas Brackman, Jr. : It's worse than you think. DePalma is a solo practitioner from East L.A., Halifax is represented by Breech and Spitzer.
Jonathan Rollins : Oof, those guys are pit bulls.
Arnie Becker : Kiss this one goodbye.
Tommy Mullaney : Look, we know it's a longshot, but what that company did to these people was a crime.
Douglas Brackman, Jr. : But you can't right every wrong in the world, and this is eating up billable hours.
Cara Jean 'C.J.' Lamb : Hours aren't the point here.
Stuart Markowitz : This is about conscience, Douglas.
Arnie Becker : Come on, folks, we have to have me fiscal responsibility.
Jonathan Rollins : But how far are we expected to go?
Leland McKenzie : [to Mullaney] Before this goes any further, I want to talk to Mr. DePalma and the class rep.
[to Brackman]
Leland McKenzie : Anything else, Douglas?
Douglas Brackman, Jr. : No, we're adjourned.