Entertainment & Sports
Jun. 24, 2022
Stream it Tonight! North Country (2005)
North Country was based on the real case of Jensen v. Eveleth Taconite Co. in the federal district court in Minnesota.
Michael Asimow
Professor
UCLA School of Law
Email: asimow@law.ucla.edu
Michael is Dean's Executive professor of law at Santa Clara Law School, teaching contracts as well as law and popular culture.
Paul Bergman
Professor Emeritus
UCLA School of Law
Email: bergman@law.ucla.edu
Paul continues teaching evidence.
Why watch? A heroic female taconite miner strikes back against her employer in a class action charging pervasive sexual harassment.
Josie Aimes (Charlize Theron) was the victim of constant bullying and sexual abuse in her job at Pearson Mining. The president of the company advised her to quit, and the labor union that represented the miners was equally indifferent. Aimes finally did quit and sued the company for sex discrimination. The jud...
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