Erin--a selfish bully with boobs!

Lol, yeah history's footnotes provide alot more information than the film does. In reality, a study done on Hinkley cancer rates from 1996-2008 were found to actually be less than what was considered "normal" for that region and the same demographics. NO link between PG&E and Hinkley cancer rates, evidently. $333 million for no reason.

Then, in 2006, she tried to sue a Beverly Hills school district with a similar claim linking oil wells with alleged cancer cases, but failed to provide any substantial evidence to support this and was forced to pay $450,000 in reimbursement for legal fees. And that's just an example of her legal career since.

Yes, she sued a company for $333 million, and won, over BS. And keeps trying to do this same thing repeatedly, often over hexavalent chromium, which won her the first case and has since been proven to have no link to cancer. If this isn't a greedy, unrepentant, unbelievably ballsy thief...what is?

There's a reason it's "based on a true story" and not "this is a true story". People shouldn't assume seeing a movie means they know ANYTHING close to the reality of the situation. Truth is, since the film came out Erin Brockovich has been proven as nothing more than an extremely successful "ambulance chaser". I encourage everyone to read up on her, you won't like her so much anymore.

You do have a point there about the phone #s. What exactly was the point of her not filling that item in each of the files?

When you think of garbage, think of Hakim!

I know it's an old post but I am going to reply anyways. Nobodies perfect, maybe you think you are. Only the pope is infallible(joke.) The plaintiffs were BY FAR the most important thing to care about(besides her kids of course.) And if helping the plaintiffs means that George had to stay at home and be the mom so be it. As far as dressing more appropriately and stuff those are tiny issues in comparison to the plaintiffs. And wow, she was offensive to lawyers so what. haha. They got their feelings hurt/ego busted down a notch it's not the end of the world.

Oh yeah, and she's really a "selfish" bully who busted her ass to help OTHER people. Her wearing the inappropriate clothing and "being a bully(only in a few cases, and it was mild bullying at best if you even want to consider it bullying)" didn't ruin any careers or kill anybody.
You sound like a religious fundamentalist focusing so much on everything that really doesn't mean squat and forgetting/leaving out the major accomplishment which was helping all those people. Or maybe mentioning it but pretending it's not any bigger than wearing inappropriate clothing or throwing a little temper tantrum here and there when it is infinitely more important.

And more about George. That whole scene towards the end of the movie where she apologizes and then they show Erin and George walk up to the ladies house sit on her porch and show the money that she was able to get her. It was to not only show the excitement/emotion from the lady receiving the money, but also a kind of "in your face George" moment. haha. Why do I say that? Because while George was bitching and moaning about having to stay at home and watch the kids, that scene showed that she was doing something very important for other people and even George could see that at that moment and totally understood. In other words, she was working hard not for herself or to make George suffer, but to help other people.

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Erin has dyslexia.
That is probably why she wasn't in the habit of writing down numbers.
More accurate to memorize them.

I know this was 4 years old, but this must be said:


"Erin didn't care about anyone but herself"

then,

"I'm not saying she didn't care about the plaintiffs in the case"

Woo hoo someone that thinks like me!!!!
I hope the real Erin wasn't like Julia cos I hated her.
She was rude, arrogant, constantly swearing and her behaviour was disgusting!!!!
I agree she was right with helping the Hinckley people and she did a good job but if I was ed and she marched into my office demanding a job, I'd have said no sorry. Your not professional, your rude, you swear and I don't like it. When Ed told her to dress appropriately, and she said no, I'd have said I'm the boss you do as your told.
I wouldn't have fired her when she came in, if she explained she was working I'd have given her a warning. When she kept emphasising I've got kids to feed, I'd say well that's your problem isn't it! Maybe if you hadn't had them so young and got an education you wouldn't have to keep blaming everybody else for your own mistakes.

Lots of other women have kids and are single but they don't act like you!!?!???

She's horrible to George, what she think he's her little slave????
Then she has a go cos he says there's lots of jobs and her answer is 'how would you know'?
If I was him I'd have said, 'well I can get one without bullying people' then I'd have walked out.
She ain't thinking of her kids when she screws George, which could mean she gets pregnant again. I mean get a *beep* grip woman and get your life in order.

And the bit I *beep* hate is when she's talking to the new lawyer, who quite rightly says there's no numbers in this file and she says "that's all you got, two wrong feet and *beep* ugly shoes" if I was Teresa I would say to Ed and the other guy "I'm not working with this vile bitch" and walked out just after saying "listen love, maybe try getting a *beep* education and support yourself instead of producing kids everywhere"

I've worked since I was 15 full time and I still got a degree and a house etc all paid for by myself and I don't treat people like Erin does.

Woo hoo someone that thinks like me!!!!
I hope the real Erin wasn't like Julia cos I hated her.
She was rude, arrogant, constantly swearing and her behaviour was disgusting!!!!
I agree she was right with helping the Hinckley people and she did a good job but if I was ed and she marched into my office demanding a job, I'd have said no sorry. Your not professional, your rude, you swear and I don't like it. When Ed told her to dress appropriately, and she said no, I'd have said I'm the boss you do as your told.
I wouldn't have fired her when she came in, if she explained she was working I'd have given her a warning. When she kept emphasising I've got kids to feed, I'd say well that's your problem isn't it! Maybe if you hadn't had them so young and got an education you wouldn't have to keep blaming everybody else for your own mistakes.

Lots of other women have kids and are single but they don't act like you!!?!???

She's horrible to George, what she think he's her little slave????
Then she has a go cos he says there's lots of jobs and her answer is 'how would you know'?
If I was him I'd have said, 'well I can get one without bullying people' then I'd have walked out.
She ain't thinking of her kids when she screws George, which could mean she gets pregnant again. I mean get a *beep* grip woman and get your life in order.

And the bit I *beep* hate is when she's talking to the new lawyer, who quite rightly says there's no numbers in this file and she says "that's all you got, two wrong feet and *beep* ugly shoes" if I was Teresa I would say to Ed and the other guy "I'm not working with this vile bitch" and walked out just after saying "listen love, maybe try getting a *beep* education and support yourself instead of producing kids everywhere"

I've worked since I was 15 full time and I still got a degree and a house etc all paid for by myself and I don't treat people like Erin does.
Ps and if I was ed and she black mailed me into giving her benefits, her hilarious comment, "10 percent raise cos there's lots of places I can get a job" I'd have laughed at her and said "oh really, go on then" and I'd have left,
She'd have been chasing him down the path ten minutes after