The Fall of the House of Zeus
The Rise and Ruin of America's Most Powerful Trial Lawyer
Author:
Curtis Wilkie
Narrator:
Sean Runnette
The Fall of the House of Zeus tells the story of Dickie Scruggs, arguably the most successful plaintiff's lawyer in America. A brother-in-law of Trent Lott, the former U.S. Senate majority leader, Scruggs made a fortune taking on mass tort lawsuits against "Big Tobacco" and the asbestos industries. He was hailed by Newsweek as a latter-day Robin Hood and portrayed in the movie The Insider 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.
Product Details ⌃
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ISBN:
9781617070266
SKU#:
14037
Publisher:
Tantor Audio
Duration:
13:41:54
Release Date:
Feb. 1, 2011
Language:
English
