Talk:Buffalo Creek Flood
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[edit] Gerald M. Stern
I remember how in my first year of law school we were asked to read his book, The Buffalo Creek Incident. After finishing it, all the naive 1L students, including myself, were so enamored with Mr. Stern's unselfish acts and struggle for truth, justice, and reparations for the innocent who were wronged by the very naughty corporate conglomerates. Our professor went on to say that once we leave this law school, many of us will lose their innocence, be corrupted, and turn to the dark side -- we should always think of Mr. Stern and rise above him. What?!!! Blasphemy! Mr. Stern seemed like the second coming of Christ to me, a savior of the common man! Then, our professor dropped the bombshell on us. Apparently, Gerald M. Stern became chief corporate counsel for Exxon in the 80s, and that he was the first to downplay Exxon's liability in the Exxon Valdez Spill. A study in contrasts, right? Can anyone confirm this, and if true, add this to the article or make a stub under Gerald M. Stern?
[edit] Use in Law Schools
We read this book in our first year law school class as well. Apparently there is a nationwide Civil Procedure curriculum that involves learning the rules of civil procedure using the Buffalo Creek Disaster as a sample case. An example of this can be found at the Computer Assistant Law Instructor at www.cali.org
76.171.7.133 03:11, 28 August 2007 (UTC)
