{"product_id":"the-fall-of-the-house-of-zeus-the-rise-and-ruin-of-americas-most-powerful-trial-lawyer-paperback","title":"The Fall of the House of Zeus: The Rise and Ruin of America's Most Powerful Trial Lawyer - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCurtis Wilkie\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Masterful . . . an epic tale of backbiting, shady deal-making, and greed [that] reads like a John Grisham novel.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA real-life legal thriller as timeless as a Greek tragedy, tracing the downfall of one of America's most famous lawyers and exposing the dark side of Southern politics--from the author of \u003ci\u003eWhen Evil Lived in Laurel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDickie Scruggs was arguably the most successful plaintiff's lawyer in America. A brother-in-law of former U.S. Senate majority leader Trent Lott, Scruggs made a fortune taking on mass tort lawsuits against Big Tobacco and the asbestos industries. He was hailed by \u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e as a latter-day Robin Hood and was portrayed in the movie \u003ci\u003eThe Insider\u003c\/i\u003e as a dapper aviator-lawyer. Scruggs's legal triumphs rewarded him lavishly, and his success emboldened both his career maneuvering and his influence in Southern politics--but at a terrible cost, culminating in his spectacular fall, when he was convicted for conspiring to bribe a Mississippi state judge. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBased on extensive interviews, transcripts, and FBI recordings never made public, \u003ci\u003eThe Fall of the House of Zeus\u003c\/i\u003e uncovers the Washington legal games and power politics: the swirl of fixed cases, blocked investigations, judicial tampering, and a zealous prosecution that would eventually ensnare not only Scruggs but his own son, Zach, in the midst of their struggle with insurance companies over Hurricane Katrina damages. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFeaturing Trent Lott and Jim Biden, brother of then-Senator Joe Biden, in supporting roles, with cameos by John McCain, Al Gore, and other Washington insiders, Curtis Wilkie's account of this uniquely American tragedy reveals the seedy underbelly of institutional power.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCurtis Wilkie\u003c\/b\u003e covered civil rights activity in Mississippi in the 1960s and afterward served as a national and international correspondent for a quarter century at the \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Oxford, Mississippi.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 432\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 7.9 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 13, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53345642185011,"sku":"9780307460714","price":31.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/uKHxRG15ZD9780307460714.webp?v=1778752255","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/the-fall-of-the-house-of-zeus-the-rise-and-ruin-of-americas-most-powerful-trial-lawyer-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}