Edward L. Masry

narrates a variety of interests that she possess, which were quite varying, and continually stresses upon the fact she is a single mother , with a family of three to provide for. In the later sequence of the story we find Erin working for a law firm, Masry & Vititoe, where she stumbles upon a case that intrigues her interest. It is a case by one Donna Jensen against Pacific Electric & Gas (PG & E) where she

narrates a variety of interests that she possess, which were quite varying, and continually stresses upon the fact she is a single mother , with a family of three to provide for. In the later sequence of the story we find Erin working for a law firm, Masry & Vititoe, where she

three who uncovers a water poisoning case by Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E) in southern California. Erin has the responsibility to feed and educate her three children and she has a general distrust of people. She begins by forcing her lawyer Ed Masry to give her a secretarial job after he failed to get her a settlement from an auto accident. She doesn't exactly fit in at the firm. Other female co-workers do not approve of her cleavage that she shows. Women in the office don't include Erin in going

desperately in search of a job. In the first scene of the movie she gets into a car accident and gets sued by the doctor responsible for the circumstance. Erin’s lawyer, Edward Masry, is certain he would win the case, but Erin’s unethical behaviour and quick-to-anger personality loses her the case. After the incident in the courtroom, Masry won’t answer her phone calls. This leads to Erin going to his office. Still looking for a job, she successfully forces him to employ her. She is given the job of filing

the other car- a wealthy doctor who she felt deserved the blame for the accident. The lawsuit was spearheaded by her lawyer, Ed Masry who eventually lost the case and caused Brockovich to seek employment from him as compensation and charity. During her early time as a legal assistant, Brockovich stumbled across a pro bono file containing information about a case Masry was handling in which

Ethical Issues in Erin Brockovich Erin Brockovich is in a car accident that is not her fault and hires attorney Ed Masry to defend her. He gave her the impression that she would be getting a good settlement, but she lost the case. She is a single mom of three, has no money and is unable to find a job. She blames him for losing the case (due to lack of preparation) and forces her way in to a job at his law firm. Because of the way she dresses and acts, nobody takes her seriously and treats her

industrial groundwater contamination. Accordingly, Michael Asimow and Shannon Mader link Erin Brockovich with the likes of “Class Action” and “A Civil Action” citing that the three films depict the recurring theme of “anti-business slant” . As Edward Masry states in the film, “PG&E figures, we'll let the cat out of the bag, tell the people the water's not

Erin Brockovich, a 2000 Jersy Film Production, staring Julia Roberts is based on a true story that involved Pacific Gas and Electric Company using hexavalent chromium or chromium six as a rust inhibitor to prevent corrosion of pistons used in engines. According to the movie, for fourteen years, the Pacific Gas and Electric Company had been dumping water containing chromium six into ponds and covering them over. The ponds were not lined and the chromium based water leaked into the local water supply

$333 million for damages (cornell.edu web site). Erin Brokovich was presented with a check for $2 million for all her efforts, and continues to work on cases involving peoples who have been victimized by large corporations. Attorney Ed Masry, of the law firm Masry and Vititoe served as a city councilman at the beginning of 2000, and served as major of Thousand Oaks for one year; he died December 5, 2008 at a hospital in Thousands Oaks (New York Times web site). One would think the story has ended