Rudy Baylor is a newly licensed attorney struggling to survive in a Memphis legal market saturated with practitioners. While finishing law school, he uncovers a massive insurance fraud case involving Great Benefit, a company that systematically denies life-saving bone marrow transplants to its policyholders. The narrative follows Baylor as he launches a solo practice from scratch, squaring off against a high-priced corporate defense team led by Leo F. Drummond. He navigates the mechanics of civil litigation, from filing a bad-faith lawsuit to the complex discovery process, while representing a grieving family against a predatory corporate entity that prioritizes profit margins over medical necessity.
Lawyers and readers interested in the intersection of civil justice and corporate accountability read this for its technical depiction of the American legal system. It provides a detailed look at how underdog litigants use the rules of evidence and courtroom procedure to dismantle large institutions. Readers finish the book with a concrete understanding of how insurance bad faith works and how specific legislative hurdles impact the pursuit of restitution within the civil court framework.
Practical, outward-looking, clear-cut and escapist; an easy read.
Best for readers like The Curious Generalist. Which reader are you?
- Published
- 1995
- Language
- EN
