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Grisham's Runaway Jury takes law on a wild chase --
The John Grisham novel, The Runaway Jury, follows the twists of a case as the jury's behavior becomes increasingly bizarre. Or is it being manipulated?
The case is a tobacco trial, with millions of dollars under consideration. The plaintiff is the victim's widow. The venue is Biloxi, Mississippi which is believed to have favorable tort laws. (I just read about how some states are magnets for certain kinds of big-settlement cases, depending on that state's laws. Some are great for victims of faulty products, due to stronger consumer laws.)
The jury is convinced it is being watched, and not just by the press. A high-powered consultant to Big Tobacco is watching the jurors and plotting ways to either buy the verdict or get jurors bounced off the case. One juror is blackmailed, one juror's spouse is blackmailed. Another is bribed with a cool $10 million.
But is money and dirty play enough to insure the verdict that the tobacco company wants? Surprises come along the way and you will have to read it to find out what those are.
The movie based on the book changed the subject of the lawsuit from tobacco to firearms.
The John Grisham novel, The Runaway Jury, follows the twists of a case as the jury's behavior becomes increasingly bizarre. Or is it being manipulated?
The case is a tobacco trial, with millions of dollars under consideration. The plaintiff is the victim's widow. The venue is Biloxi, Mississippi which is believed to have favorable tort laws. (I just read about how some states are magnets for certain kinds of big-settlement cases, depending on that state's laws. Some are great for victims of faulty products, due to stronger consumer laws.)
The jury is convinced it is being watched, and not just by the press. A high-powered consultant to Big Tobacco is watching the jurors and plotting ways to either buy the verdict or get jurors bounced off the case. One juror is blackmailed, one juror's spouse is blackmailed. Another is bribed with a cool $10 million.
But is money and dirty play enough to insure the verdict that the tobacco company wants? Surprises come along the way and you will have to read it to find out what those are.
The movie based on the book changed the subject of the lawsuit from tobacco to firearms.
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