The King of Torts — John Grisham Hardcover

Reluctantly, Clay Carter takes on what seems to be the mundane case of a young man charged with a random street killing. But when digging into his client' s background, he stumbles upon a horrendous conspiracy and finds himself in a situation that could make him the legal profession' s king of torts. The Office of the Public Defender is not known as a training ground for bright young litigators. Clay Carter has been there for too long and dreams of a better job in a real firm. When he reluctantly takes the case of a young man charged with a random street killing, he assumes it is just another senseless murder. Clay stumbles upon a conspiracy. He finds himself in the middle of a complex case against one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world, looking at the kind of huge settlement that would make him the legal profession' s newest king of torts.\n\nWe are sure that you will be delighted with your purchase.\n\nHowever, in the event that an issue may arise, please do not h.