Author This disturbing parable of our litigious times centers on the Exxon Valdez disaster and the ambitious lawyer who sought out and won the most lucrative civil settlement in history. It provides an anatomy of a civil trial that may have permanently changed the nature of high-stakes damage suits. No Honorable Mentions were presented in this category in 1998. The trial poses moral and legal dilemmas for prosecutors. Producer This is an updating by screenwriter Reginald Rose of his classic 1950s jury deliberation drama.
Deliberations expose the feelings, prejudices, and personal agendas of jurors.
Produced for Showtime cable by MGM Worldwide Television. The Roots of Roe is an hour-long documentary history of abortion, contraception, and public policy in the U.S. from colonial times to the present. It examines the first well-documented American abortion case in 1742, the first statute regulating abortion in 1821, federal and state laws barring the sale and use of contraceptives, and cases leading up to Roe v. Wade. It was broadcast nationally by PBS on the 24th anniversary of Roe . Inc. Laurel, Maryland Sandra Sleight-Brennan, Producer Second Chances is the story of an innovative rehabilitation facility in Ohio that gives another chance to kids who have gotten in trouble.