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An extremely popular drug, Krayoxx, the number one cholesterol reducer for the dangerously overweight, produced by Varrick Labs, a giant pharmaceutical company with annual sales of $25 billion, has recently come under fire after several patients taking it have suffered heart attacks. All Finley &
… More »An extremely popular drug, Krayoxx, the number one cholesterol reducer for the dangerously overweight, produced by Varrick Labs, a giant pharmaceutical company with annual sales of $25 billion, has recently come under fire after several patients taking it have suffered heart attacks. All Finley & Figg has to do is find a handful of people who have had heart attacks while taking Krayoxx, convince them to become clients, join the class action, and ride along to fame and fortune. With any luck, they won't even have to enter a courtroom!
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Add a SummaryAn excellent book by Grisham about the craziness and insanity of the modern tort lawyer system that promises very vulnerable people their "justly-owed money that they have been somehow screwed out of. Meanwhile, these over-blown "ambulance-chasers can get very rich for shaking down the business that they are going after. (John Edwards made 16 million off of 1 lawsuit!) Grisham very accurately portrays the damage that this kind of lawsuit can do to everyone:the victims, the companies being sued, and the lawyers themselves. This kind of lawsuit should definitely be reformed and Grisham does an excellent job in giving a very good portrayal of the flaws of our legal sytem!
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Add a Commentanother great Grisham book! Very interesting and true to life situations in the court room...
Another winner. Can't understand why some people say it's boring.
Returning this book before finishing it, can't remember the last time I did this. Slow moving and boring.
Classic Grisham. Loved it! I don't know why some people are saying this one is boring. The only boring Grisham novels I've read are "The Brethren" and "The Summons." All of the rest are fantastic.
Another tort case but with enough variance in plot and characters to similar works to be engaging. Written with great humor, though not as funny as his "Ford County"; great finish.
Loved it. Grisham at his best. Finished it in one weekend of solid reading.
Listened to this on my I-Pod, a great story in true Grisham style!
This certainly isn't in the realm of The Firm (what has been?) but I enjoyed it and I liked the main character. It was an easy read and held my interest better than The Confession.
Not his best work but far from the worst.
ret at gc library 2/2/12.