| Damages Contributor(s): Werth, Barry (Author) |
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ISBN: 1416594914 ISBN-13: 9781416594918 Publisher: Simon & Schuster OUR PRICE: $24.65 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2008 Annotation: A book that "A Civil Action" fans have been waiting for, "Damages" tells of a lawsuit brought by the distraught parents of twins--one stillborn and the other barely clinging to life. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Law | Science & Technology - Political Science | Law Enforcement - Law | Litigation |
| Dewey: B |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6" W x 9" (1.07 lbs) 400 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1980's - Chronological Period - 1990's |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Damages is the riveting true story of one family's legal struggles in the world of medicine. At the urging of a friend, the Sabias filed a medical malpractice lawsuit against Dr. Humes and Norwalk Hospital. Barry Werth takes us through the seven-year lawsuit, allowing us to see the legal strategy plotted by the Sabias's attorneys, Connecticut's premier medical malpractice law firm. |
Contributor Bio(s): Werth, Barry: - Barry Werth is an award-winning journalist and the acclaimed author of six books. His landmark first book, The Billion-Dollar Molecule, recounts the founding and early struggles of Vertex. Werth's articles have appeared in The New Yorker, The New York Times Magazine, and GQ, among others. He has taught journalism and nonfiction writing at Smith, Mount Holyoke, and Boston University. |