Uncontrolled jury

Author: John Grisham
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Publish Date: 1998-05-01
Features: In Biloxi, Mississippi, a widow of a lung cancer patient who died from smoking sues Panax Tobacco Company, demanding a massive settlement of hundreds of millions of dollars. This lawsuit impacts the future of the tobacco industry and attracts national attention. The outcome of the case depends on the jury's final verdict, and both sides go to great lengths to influence the jury. A woman named Mary contacts the defendant, offering to secure a favorable verdict for them for a fee of 10 million dollars. However, after receiving the 10 million dollars, she ensures the jury delivers the opposite verdict. The defendant is ordered to pay a staggering 400 million dollars. Who is she? What deep-seated grudge does she hold against the tobacco company, driving her to seek revenge for this injustice? In Biloxi, Mississippi, a widow of a lung cancer patient who died from smoking sues Panax Tobacco Company, demanding a massive settlement of hundreds of millions of dollars. This lawsuit impacts the future of the tobacco industry and attracts national attention. The outcome of the case depends on the jury's final verdict, and both sides go to great lengths to influence the jury. A woman named Mary contacts the defendant, offering to secure a favorable verdict for them for a fee of 10 million dollars. However, after receiving the 10 million dollars, she ensures the jury delivers the opposite verdict. The defendant is ordered to pay a staggering 400 million dollars. Who is she? What deep-seated grudge does she hold against the tobacco company, driving her to seek revenge for this injustice?