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The Litigators
by John Grisham
This is a most enjoyable book, about David Zinc, a lawyer who got fed up with his job in a huge, fancy law firm. He got drunk, then joined up with a two-man law firm that specialized in ambulance chasing, DUI's, and quick divorces. This small firm had a weak grasp of ethical behavior. Zinc suffers a spectacular drop in salary, but sees an unusual opportunity, and grabs it.
Along comes the potential for a huge class action suit against a drug company. Their drug, Krayoxx, seems to be in the spotlight, and anecdotes of severe side effects are in the news. The small firm gets involved, hoping to avoid doing any real work. They think that their only job is to find plaintiffs and other lawyers will do their job for them. They are clueless; they have no idea how much trouble they are getting into!
This was a fun book; lots of twists in the plot, funny dialog, and generally unpredictable. That's the type of story I like the most; a story line that cannot be predicted ahead of time. And the characters are well-developed. Their personalities are so different from each other, that really helped make the book come alive.
I didn't read this book; I listened to the audiobook, as read by Dennis Boutsikaris. He does an excellent job as a narrator.
Along comes the potential for a huge class action suit against a drug company. Their drug, Krayoxx, seems to be in the spotlight, and anecdotes of severe side effects are in the news. The small firm gets involved, hoping to avoid doing any real work. They think that their only job is to find plaintiffs and other lawyers will do their job for them. They are clueless; they have no idea how much trouble they are getting into!
This was a fun book; lots of twists in the plot, funny dialog, and generally unpredictable. That's the type of story I like the most; a story line that cannot be predicted ahead of time. And the characters are well-developed. Their personalities are so different from each other, that really helped make the book come alive.
I didn't read this book; I listened to the audiobook, as read by Dennis Boutsikaris. He does an excellent job as a narrator.