ISBN10: 0375752587, ISBN13: 9780375752582, [publisher: Random House USA Inc, New York] Softcover Paperback. The legal rights of Americans are threatened as never before. In No Contest, Ralph Nader and Wesley J. Smith reveal how power lawyers--Kenneth Starr perhaps the most notorious among them--misuse and manipulate the law at the expense of fairness and equity. Nader and Smith document how corporate lawyersFile baseless lawsuitsUse court secrecy to their unfair advantageEngage in billing fraudNader and Smith sound the warning that this system-wide abuse is eroding our basic legal rights, and propose a positive, commonsense vision of what should be done to reverse the corporate-inspired corruption of civil justice. Timely, incisive, and highly readable, this is a book for all citizens who believe that prompt access to justice is the backbone of democracy, and a precious right to be reclaimed. In "No Contest", the authors reveal that the true cause of the breakdown in the U.S. legal system lies not with ordinary citizens, but with wealthy, powerful corporations and their lawyers. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.
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