Blindsided: The True Story of One Man's Crusade Against Chemical Giant DuPont for a Boy with No Eyes
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| Rating | : | 4.28 (753 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B0722X4CGP |
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| Number of Pages | : | 211 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2018-02-06 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
In 1996, an unprecedented decade-long courtroom battle was waged in Florida to help bring justice and hope to the family of a young boy born with no eyes after his mother was doused outside of a local u-pick farm by a chemical fungicide believed to have caused his birth defect and the birth defects of many other children. Before it was over, Castillo v. After all, it involved one of the world's most powerful industrial giants. It was a battle that nearly everyone but attorney Jim Ferraro deemed unwinnable. In the process it was a fight that changed the landscape of tort law forever. Blindsided is a real-life David and Goliath story - a true courtroom drama for the ages.. DuPont would go down in history as the first and one of the most important cases of its kind, setting precedent and also sparking a crucial debate over the questionable use of what is known as the "junk-science defense"
This book reads like a John Grisham novel except this story really happened LoMo This book reads like a John Grisham novel except this story really happened. Once I started reading it, I couldn't put it down! I read it in 2 days. I was shocked by how corrupt DuPont was throughout the trial and found myself rooting aloud for the plaintiffs and the author as they fought on behalf of the young boy harmed by DuPont's negligence. The story is moving, inspiring and an extremely interesting look at our legal system, the loopholes designed to serve big business and the way a company like DuPont gets their dangerous chemicals. I cannot tell you how happy I am to see that some people actually find Carr - Public Health Advocate COULD NOT PUT IT DOWN! This book was riveting, candid and utterly captivating. As one who suffered form a chemical overexposure (inadvertent on my end) herself, I cannot tell you how happy I am to see that some people actually find a modicum of justice for what they suffer at the hands of an industry hell-bent on maintaining the toxic status quo. In an era characterized by regulators as unethical and/or corrupt as the industries they're regulating, I am so glad to see people in positions of power feel compelled to hold the perpetrators a. "in his step by step easy to understand fight against DuPont" according to Pam Miller. Jim brings us right to the table, in his step by step easy to understand fight against DuPont. Thank you for sharing your story. I highly recommend this book.