"King of Torts" Chapters 1-6 This book has been very entertaining thus far. It is far more interesting and exciting than The Red Badge of Courage. I like this book because it has a lot of action in it. It also reminds me of one of my favorite television shows, Law & Order. This book, like Law & Order, deals with criminals, lawyers and justice, and all those topics are interesting to me. What is quite interesting though is how much better written this book is than The Red Badge of Courage. I had trouble staying focused while reading The Red Badge of Courage; I often times caught myself daydreaming because it wasn't written very interestingly. However, when I read this book, my attention is entirely focused upon the plot because it is so well written. I have no trouble whatsoever concentrating on this book, and thus I am able to read it much more quickly. This book is a nice change of pace from The Red Badge of Courage.
"King of Torts" Chapters 7-12 This book just gets better and better as the plot thickens. Each twist in the plot has made the book more exciting. Clay’s secret dealings with Max Pace are most suspenseful. It’s kind of cool how the two men always meet each other in different places; the whole cloak and dagger thing is quite appealing. I also think this whole deal for Clay is too good to be true. There’s no way he’s going to get all this money and a new law firm without any strings attached. I think that Clay’s life is going to be in danger after he makes these deals with the victims’ families. I think that the big, bad pharmaceutical company, which has already shown how much power it has, will eliminate Mr. Clay Carter. I doubt that if they’re willing to go to all this trouble and spend all this money to keep people from knowing about the drug Tarvan that they’ll allow Clay, the only person outside the company who knows of Tarvan’s existence, to live to tell about it.
"King of Torts" Chapters 13-18 I was surprised at how quickly Clay Carter got the Tarvan case settled. I assumed that the Tarvan case would be the main case in the book, and thus figured that it would take significantly longer to settle. However, the Tarvan case was wrapped up very quickly, and as soon as that case ended the Dyloft case began. I now think that the Dyloft case is going to be the major case of this book. Since this case was big enough to attract the attention of Patton French as well as numerous other lawyers I assume that it is going to be a case of high importance in the plot of this book. I thought it was interesting how spoiled many of the lawyers were down at the New Orleans convention. Many of them were concerned only with getting the latest car or jet. I also thought it was rather interesting that at the convention there were no seminars about court cases. The seminars stressed getting settlements before the cases ever went to trial, which I found surprising, since when I think of lawyers I think of court room scenarios, not settlements.
"King of Torts" Chapters 19-24 I felt a sense of foreboding as I read this portion of the book. Clay Carter vowed when he first made a large sum of money that he would not spend it all. He told himself that he would not be like other lawyers who spent money almost as quickly as they earned it. However, this part of the book consisted of Clay spending large sums of money to hire more employees and increase advertising. He bought a boat and is considering purchasing a jet. He has not made any money in a long time, and spends large sums of money under the assumption that he will soon be getting a large amount of money from the Dyloft settlements. However, doing so is most unwise. If any problems arise from the Dyloft case, and if Clay does not get as much money as he was expecting, he could find himself in a very difficult situation. He would be wise not to spend his money so frivolously; he should be much more frugal and careful, at least until he knows absolutely that he will not have any problems with the Dyloft case.
"King of Torts" Chapters 25-30 I think this Goffman case is going to be Clay’s toughest case yet. As Carlos Hernandez said, it is going to be very difficult to prove that Maxatil causes breast cancer in women because many different factors can lead to breast cancer. The fact that Clay’s other lawyer friends are not jumping at the opportunity to file lawsuits against Goffman, the makers of Maxatil also makes me think this is going to be a tough case. I think that if the Goffman cases were going to be easy Clay’s lawyer friends would file as many lawsuits as possible. I also think this Goffman case will be extremely difficult for Clay because Goffman is not afraid to go to trial. In Clay’s previous cases the companies he filed lawsuits against settled outside of court because they were afraid to go to trial. If Clay wants to win money from Goffman, it looks like he’s going to have to take the case to trial, and it’s going to be very hard for him to prove that Goffman is guilty in court.
"King of Torts" Chapters 31-36 Clay is in some seriously deep trouble. Not only are some of his former Dyloft clients suing him for settling for too little money, but the FBI is investigating him for trading stock after getting insider tips. Things are not looking good for Clay. I think he’ll have to settle the lawsuits and I think the FBI is going to get him. They’re already on to his doctor friend, who unlike Clay, didn’t trade the stock with the insider information. However, I’m sure the FBI either has or will threaten to subpoena the doctor, and if he lies for Clay, he’ll end up going to jail for perjury. Clay’s doctor friends has adamantly told Clay that he’s not going to jail, which means that eventually the FBI is going to crack the doctor by threatening to send him to jail. I think Clay’s is going to get busted and have to go to jail for quite some time. To top it all off, the Hanna cement company went bankrupt, so it will be very difficult for Clay’s firm to get any substantial amount of money from them. Things are quickly unraveling for Clay.
"King of Torts" Chapters 37-42 This last portion of the book was just as good as the rest of the book. It really is too bad that Clay had to file bankruptcy, but it was obvious he was going to. He really had no other options. It’s rather ironic that he vowed to himself at the big mass tort conference that he would never spend his money as frivolously as other mass tort lawyers. He told himself at the conference that he would be careful with his money. Instead, he spent it faster than he earned it and ultimately had to file bankruptcy. It just goes to show you where greed will lead you. It shows how powerful a hold money has over people; it changes them. I was glad that Clay told that reporter about Tarvan. It was the right thing to do and it’s what he should have done to start with. I was also quite glad that Clay and Rebecca got back together. I think Clay learned after having all that money that what is most important in life is the people you love. All the fame and money didn’t make him happy, but being with the woman he loved, Rebecca, did, and it was nice to see him get what truly made him happy.
Didn't the passage of background information say that Antigone was a victim of Creon's hubris? Some of you are suggesting that Antigone is the tragic hero. Thoughts on that.
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"King of Torts" Chapters 1-6
This book has been very entertaining thus far. It is far more interesting and exciting than The Red Badge of Courage. I like this book because it has a lot of action in it. It also reminds me of one of my favorite television shows, Law & Order. This book, like Law & Order, deals with criminals, lawyers and justice, and all those topics are interesting to me. What is quite interesting though is how much better written this book is than The Red Badge of Courage. I had trouble staying focused while reading The Red Badge of Courage; I often times caught myself daydreaming because it wasn't written very interestingly. However, when I read this book, my attention is entirely focused upon the plot because it is so well written. I have no trouble whatsoever concentrating on this book, and thus I am able to read it much more quickly. This book is a nice change of pace from The Red Badge of Courage.
"King of Torts" Chapters 7-12
This book just gets better and better as the plot thickens. Each twist in the plot has made the book more exciting. Clay’s secret dealings with Max Pace are most suspenseful. It’s kind of cool how the two men always meet each other in different places; the whole cloak and dagger thing is quite appealing. I also think this whole deal for Clay is too good to be true. There’s no way he’s going to get all this money and a new law firm without any strings attached. I think that Clay’s life is going to be in danger after he makes these deals with the victims’ families. I think that the big, bad pharmaceutical company, which has already shown how much power it has, will eliminate Mr. Clay Carter. I doubt that if they’re willing to go to all this trouble and spend all this money to keep people from knowing about the drug Tarvan that they’ll allow Clay, the only person outside the company who knows of Tarvan’s existence, to live to tell about it.
"King of Torts" Chapters 13-18
I was surprised at how quickly Clay Carter got the Tarvan case settled. I assumed that the Tarvan case would be the main case in the book, and thus figured that it would take significantly longer to settle. However, the Tarvan case was wrapped up very quickly, and as soon as that case ended the Dyloft case began. I now think that the Dyloft case is going to be the major case of this book. Since this case was big enough to attract the attention of Patton French as well as numerous other lawyers I assume that it is going to be a case of high importance in the plot of this book. I thought it was interesting how spoiled many of the lawyers were down at the New Orleans convention. Many of them were concerned only with getting the latest car or jet. I also thought it was rather interesting that at the convention there were no seminars about court cases. The seminars stressed getting settlements before the cases ever went to trial, which I found surprising, since when I think of lawyers I think of court room scenarios, not settlements.
"King of Torts" Chapters 19-24
I felt a sense of foreboding as I read this portion of the book. Clay Carter vowed when he first made a large sum of money that he would not spend it all. He told himself that he would not be like other lawyers who spent money almost as quickly as they earned it. However, this part of the book consisted of Clay spending large sums of money to hire more employees and increase advertising. He bought a boat and is considering purchasing a jet. He has not made any money in a long time, and spends large sums of money under the assumption that he will soon be getting a large amount of money from the Dyloft settlements. However, doing so is most unwise. If any problems arise from the Dyloft case, and if Clay does not get as much money as he was expecting, he could find himself in a very difficult situation. He would be wise not to spend his money so frivolously; he should be much more frugal and careful, at least until he knows absolutely that he will not have any problems with the Dyloft case.
"King of Torts" Chapters 25-30
I think this Goffman case is going to be Clay’s toughest case yet. As Carlos Hernandez said, it is going to be very difficult to prove that Maxatil causes breast cancer in women because many different factors can lead to breast cancer. The fact that Clay’s other lawyer friends are not jumping at the opportunity to file lawsuits against Goffman, the makers of Maxatil also makes me think this is going to be a tough case. I think that if the Goffman cases were going to be easy Clay’s lawyer friends would file as many lawsuits as possible. I also think this Goffman case will be extremely difficult for Clay because Goffman is not afraid to go to trial. In Clay’s previous cases the companies he filed lawsuits against settled outside of court because they were afraid to go to trial. If Clay wants to win money from Goffman, it looks like he’s going to have to take the case to trial, and it’s going to be very hard for him to prove that Goffman is guilty in court.
"King of Torts" Chapters 31-36
Clay is in some seriously deep trouble. Not only are some of his former Dyloft clients suing him for settling for too little money, but the FBI is investigating him for trading stock after getting insider tips. Things are not looking good for Clay. I think he’ll have to settle the lawsuits and I think the FBI is going to get him. They’re already on to his doctor friend, who unlike Clay, didn’t trade the stock with the insider information. However, I’m sure the FBI either has or will threaten to subpoena the doctor, and if he lies for Clay, he’ll end up going to jail for perjury. Clay’s doctor friends has adamantly told Clay that he’s not going to jail, which means that eventually the FBI is going to crack the doctor by threatening to send him to jail. I think Clay’s is going to get busted and have to go to jail for quite some time. To top it all off, the Hanna cement company went bankrupt, so it will be very difficult for Clay’s firm to get any substantial amount of money from them. Things are quickly unraveling for Clay.
"King of Torts" Chapters 37-42
This last portion of the book was just as good as the rest of the book. It really is too bad that Clay had to file bankruptcy, but it was obvious he was going to. He really had no other options. It’s rather ironic that he vowed to himself at the big mass tort conference that he would never spend his money as frivolously as other mass tort lawyers. He told himself at the conference that he would be careful with his money. Instead, he spent it faster than he earned it and ultimately had to file bankruptcy. It just goes to show you where greed will lead you. It shows how powerful a hold money has over people; it changes them. I was glad that Clay told that reporter about Tarvan. It was the right thing to do and it’s what he should have done to start with. I was also quite glad that Clay and Rebecca got back together. I think Clay learned after having all that money that what is most important in life is the people you love. All the fame and money didn’t make him happy, but being with the woman he loved, Rebecca, did, and it was nice to see him get what truly made him happy.
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