![]() The film was directed by Adam Kassen and Mark Kassen. The original story was written by Danziger. Mark Lanier as himself - Plaintiff trial attorney Jennifer Blanc as Stephany - Price employee.Roxanna Hope as Sylvia - Legal secretary.Erinn Allison as Kim Danziger - Paul's pregnant wife.Brett Cullen as Nathaniel Price - Attorney for United Medical group.Vinessa Shaw as Vicky Rogers - Nurse with aids.Michael Biehn as Red - Vicky's friend and former employee of Thompson Needle.Marshall Bell as Jeffrey Dancort - Safetypoint needle inventor.Michael David 'Mike' Weiss - Drug addict partner "As a result, thousands of hospitals throughout the United States now use safety needles." The movie's postscript tells the audience that in 2004, Attorney Lanier settled a lawsuit against one of the nation's largest medical supply manufacturer for over $150 million. However, the next day, Paul finds Mike dead from an overdose.Īt the settlement conference, Paul walks in with famous personal injury attorney Mark Lanier, declining the settlement and proclaiming that they will see them in court. Mike meets with Nathaniel Price and pledges he will personally find new clients and hospital employees affected by these unsafe needles across the country. Mike meets a former employee of Thompson Needle Manufacturers and a friend of Vicky's, who implores him to continue the case on behalf of the lives affected by used needles, which spread AIDS and hepatitis worldwide. Their conflict comes to a head as Mike argues to take the case to trial and seek justice, while Paul protests there is no feasible way they can continue all the way financially. They meet with Nathaniel Price, and he offers a settlement, the tipping point for the conflict between Mike and Paul. The momentum of the case seems to come to a standstill: Senator O'Reilly pulls out after United Medical Health Supplies lobbies for her re-election campaign and Paul, with a new baby at home, is not interested in pursuing the case over his family. ![]() Mike's heavy withdrawal leaves him hospitalized, only adding to the financial burdens of the firm. Mike, Paul, and Dancort gain the support of Senator O'Reilly, not before she gives Mike an ultimatum: get clean. His personal struggles hinder the realization of his professional ambitions, as he misses many of the meetings and investment events, driving a wedge between him and Paul. He seeks sex therapy as a source of comfort and is consistently in the company of prostitutes. In the meantime, Mike is struggling with his heavy drug usage and his loneliness. Out of their league and out of money, the mounting pressure of the case pushes the two underdog lawyers and their business to the breaking point. With the threat of exposure, heavyweight attorneys move in on the defense led by attorney Nathaniel Price. Mike digs deeper into the case, and discovers no one is willing to buy the needle because of a healthcare/pharmaceutical conspiracy and bribery racket. Vicky shows Mike and Paul a safety needle, invented by her family friend, Jeffrey Dancort, which defends against accidental needlesticks by only being used once, and she urges them to help bring the product to hospitals. They decide to take on a case involving Vicky Rogers, a local ER nurse, who was pricked by a contaminated needle on the job and contracted HIV. ![]() Mike Weiss, a young Houston lawyer and drug addict, and Paul Danziger, his longtime friend and straitlaced law partner, are the personal injury lawyers behind the law firm Danziger & Weiss. It was chosen as one of the spotlight films for the 2011 Tribeca Film Festival, premiering on Apin New York City. The film is based on the true story of Michael David "Mike" Weiss and Paul Danziger. Puncture (released under the title Injustice in the United Kingdom) is an independent feature film starring Chris Evans, directed by Adam Kassen and Mark Kassen.
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