Harry Dietzler was a personal injury lawyer who worked with Bilott in his class-action suit against DuPont. According to The News Journal, a local paper in Wilmington, Delaware, after the chemical company settled the suit, Dietzler used the money to test everyone who had been in contact with the toxins in the water. Medical examinations found that too much exposure to the chemical was linked to multiple diseases like testicular and kidney cancer, ulcerative colitis and thyroid disease.
Bill Pullman plays Dietzler and spoke highly of his character at the Dark Waters premiere. He said that because Bilott was a big-time corporate lawyer, Dieztler was the local, small-town lawyer they brought in to show the human side of the case. Dietzler had seen the movie before Pullman and said that he really liked it. “He was so glad that he was part of the story,” Pullman told Free Pix Mail.
“I’m proud that this movie got made, and I feel lucky that I was part of it — something to educate and motivate people to do the right thing,” the actor added.