Together, Roisman and Schlictman eventually filed a complaint against the companies W.R. After a large mess of things, Schlichtmann decided to hand over the case to Anthony Roisman in Washington, D.C., and agreed to remain local counsel for the families, and in turn, split the winnings. It wasn’t until right before the statute of limitations ran out, a new lawyer, Jan Schlichtmann, came into the law firm and picked it right back up. Even with this potential large sum of money guaranteed, the case laid dormant for years. They agreed to allow Mulligan to one-third of the final winnings in the case. Mulligan offered the families a contingency fee contract as their form of payment. The parents of these children were outraged and searched for answers in any and every way possible, when finally five of the families got together and agreed to allow Joe Mulligan of Reed & Mulligan to represent them. The people of Woburn all agreed that the water had a foul odor, was tinted, and tasted awful. Everyone pointed to the new wells put in place just miles away, possibly being contaminated. This, after 12 children came down with leukemia within this small community.
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