Andy 6

From reading a bit more, I find a very interesting point of information. When Clay was thinking about putting out tv ads to promote his case and his firm, I could only think of all the commercials on tv, that advertise the same thing. Whether it's drugs, tax money, or injuries, they all seem to be covered by large firms from all over the country. This also raises an interesting question, of how many "Clay Carters" are out there? What if all those lawyers in those commercials, just happened to get a lucky break like Clay, and started up a multi-million dollar law firm? Then comes the question of how many "Max Paces" are out there, secretly sabotaging big corporations all over the world? A lot of espionage, and deceit goes on in this world, and from reading this book, I say that I honestly will never become a lawyer, or an authority figure of the law. I just can't get wrapped up in secrets. A man who has a secret can never be trusted.

Andy 5

Well it seems Clay has gotten himself into another case, but this time I'm not so sure of the outcome. It seems like there are too many things that could go wrong here. Essentially he is trying to sue this company that makes a drug called "Dyloft." Dyloft is an anti-inflammitory and is a major treatment for arthiritis. Where Clay comes in is that the same client of Tarvan is in competition with Dyloft. So they had dug up a little dirt on Dyloft, proving that it could cause tumors in the bladder. So Clay's job is to have his firm represent the thousands of victims that could be at risk of tumors, and sue Dyloft. He has to make tv ads, phone calls, and represent about five thousand cases, in less than a month. It all just seems easier said than done to me. But like always, I am left to ponder throughout the pages of this book to find my answer.

Andy 4

I have just finished reading about how Clay closed the Tarvan case, and I have to say that I really like where this book is going. It is honestly keeping me interested to see what happens next. I thought the way the author described how Clay was making the private deals with the victims, was really entertaining. It was as though he had been doing it for years. I had a really good mental picture of how Clay was living the rich life, taking care of his new job, and just moving up in the world. Books that can give you that sort of feeling like you're watching a movie in your head are just phenomenal. Anyway I have another prediction. Clay meets another woman, and he eventually is torn between her and Rebecca, who comes back into his life because he has all these nice things now. Then I can just see having this "love triangle" some how screw up all of his work in the end. I just keep getting the feeling that something bad is going to happen to Clay, and that he is going to lose all of his money.

Andy 3

It is important to understand that I did not know about Clay's enormous financial opportunity with the "fire fighter" Max, when I made my last post. I had made the prediction completely on my own and it just so happened that I turned out to be correct. Once I reached this part in the story I felt relieved to know that it wasn't going to be some boaring book about some pathetic lawyer just going through life with a frame of mind aimed on the minimal. I think that it is a very unique concept to have a secret agent contact a nobody lawyer to clean up a multi-million dollar case. For Clay it was just like winning the lottery, with a jackpot of ten million dollars! The book really seems to be taking shape, and with this new plot twist a whole world of questions and possibilities opens up. Although I cannot admire Clay's current opinion of the offer, I trust he will make the right choice and take the case. If it comes to a matter of personal pride, and he turns down the offer for an incredible sum of money and a suitable lifestyle in the future, I can say right now that I will not be happy reading the rest of the book. So my next prediction is that Clay takes the job, but something terrible goes wrong in the process of the case, and he ends up cheated in the end.

Andy - King of Torts

As I have furthered my reading I've started to notice something about Clay. He really is a loser. He has a job he hates, for a city he hates, with people he doesn't really care about, and to top it all off a really preppy girlfriend. The man seems to be stuck in a rut. For some reason though, I don't think the rest of the book is about how pathetic his life is. If I were to guess, I would think that the case of Tequila Watson would have a large effect on him. I predict that he will take a better job somewhere else, start over, and create a better life for himself. But I also have a hunch that I am completely wrong. Anything could seem to happen this early in the book. All I know is that Clay will have a drastic change in his career, and that it will take him down a different road.

Andy's First Post

I have no flippin' clue of what I'm doing but here it goes. I've been reading The King of Torts for the past few weeks, and I have to say that I'm really starting to get into it. A young lawyer, Clay Carter, is on his latest case in D.C. He is a public defender, and has taken the side of a Tequila Watson, a young man convicted of murdering a Ramon Pumphrey. This case is not like any other that Clay has handled, because it seems like Tequila had no motive in killing his victim. He was not on drugs, or had any real grudge against Ramon. He just killed him because he knew him. Clay has a very difficult time trying to fit the pieces together on this case. He had interviewed Tequila's former rehab clinic, the D Camp, and had found nothing of use. It seemed the Tequila was a model patient, and was on the way of cleaning himself up, but when he was on his two hour parole, he had managed to wander the streets of D.C. and kill defenseless Ramon Pumphrey.

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Great post though Lauren!

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