{"product_id":"9781466883079","title":"The Money Lawyers: The No-Holds-Barred World of Today's Richest and Most Powerful Lawyers","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Money Lawyers\u003c\/i\u003e Joseph C. Goulden vividly describes how lawyering has become a money-driven business, not just a profession. It explores the lucrative world of class-action litigation, where plaintiff lawyers - \"The Class-Action Club\" - garner billions of dollars in damages and fees through suits against manufacturers of items such as breast implants, asbestos, and diet pills.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlso featured are the new super-lawyer David Boies of IBM\/Florida vote fame; the Washington, D.C., lawyer-lobbyist Tom Boggs; and the mess divorce of securities \"strike-suit law\" William Lerach of San Diego and Melvyn Weiss of New York. Additionally, the dark side of \"white-shoe law\" is detailed in an account of how a Wall Street firm cast out partners so that survivors could make more money, and the price the firm paid for its blatant disloyalty.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"St. Martin's Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47125841936624,"sku":"9781466883079","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781466883079_p0.jpg?v=1763687650","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781466883079","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}