The Appeal, by John Grisham
The fates of a small Mississippi town and the beleaguered husband-and-wife law firm Payton & Payton depend on a supreme court decision in political drama THE APPEAL. A young widow, the first in “Cancer County” to hire the Paytons to sue Krane Chemical for the wrongful deaths of family members, wins a $41 million judgment against Krane for dumping dangerous chemicals in the ground and contaminating the town’s drinking water. Now victims must await the outcome of Krane’s appeal before justice can prevail. But will that be possible if Krane stacks the court in the giant corporation’s favor?
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