DOCTOR DAVID EGLEMAN PROJECT – Screenplay Developed by Patrick Coppola

Patrick Coppola developed the screenplay for the “Doctor David Egilman Project”.

How far will a corporation supplying military materials go to protect its profits?

SYNOPSIS FOR “DOCTOR DAVID EGILMAN PROJECT”
(Erin Brockovich meets The Verdict )
Background information…
In the 1920’s, 30’s, and 40’s, the U.S. Government and the industrial giants supplying the American military had little regard for the well being of their workers. With the implementation of “The Manhattan Project” these chosen companies grew at an enormous rate. Output and profits outweighed any health concerns. Brush Wellman’s production of Beryllium, a metal used to make the central core of nuclear bombs, became the only concern. The war needed to be won at all costs and if workers died in the process, it was considered a cost of production.

Throughout the 1940’s, 50’s, 60’s, and 70’s, the Atomic Energy Commission was interested in one thing and that was producing more Beryllium for more nuclear bombs. Realizing the Beryllium processing was killing workers, the AEC along with the U.S. Government, military officials and “respected” members of the international medical community created their own set of health standards to protect their sinister operations. Rather than fix the problem, these corporations were willing to pay for an occasional lawsuit loss. It’s cheaper that way…

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This story is a snapshot of one group of determined people who fought for justice. When Rosa Parker realizes that her aging father’s lung ailment was caused by his job as a factory worker in a Beryllium plant, she teams up with an unlikely pair of doctors. One, a straight-laced Intern, who believes everything he was taught in medical school, and the other, an off beat grizzly M.D. who’s an expert in lung diseases caused by hazardous materials. When they take on an industry that has been protected by years of false reports, government and military cover ups, self manufactured safety standards and million dollar law firms, they must
uncover top secret documents, fight computer espionage, battle the courts and try to stay alive while doing it.