A huge case can begin from a file only half an inch thick.

Evidence

Schlichtmann leaned back in his chair, cradled his head in his arms, and stared at the ceiling. “I remember going out to Woburn five years ago and telling them it couldn’t be done. It would cost too much, take too long, and the results were too uncertain. The file was less than half an inch thick. The only thing in it was the CDC report and Mulligan’s contingency fee agreements. Every time I looked at that fucking file I’d get nauseous.” — , Harr Jonathan - A Civil Action, 2708

Categorization

• CANDY: A landmark toxic-tort case launched from a file containing exactly two documents and a stack of contingency-fee agreements.