Civil Warriors

A landmark narrative of an epic legal battle Civil Warriors is the gripping behind-the-scenes account of how one tenacious lawyer led the charge against the titans of the tobacco industry.. Drawing on five years of eyewitness reporting thousands of pages of internal documents and riveting firsthand stories of plaintiffs lawyers jurors and scientists Civil Warriors weaves the compelling story of attorney Ron Motley who along with other die-hard lawyers scientists and tobacco-busters fought tirelessly to bring the tobacco industry to justice.. Taking us onto the front lines of Motleys crusade investigative journalist Dan Zegart follows the attorney to a dangerous underworld where maverick scientists and corporate whistle-blowers step from the shadows to reveal the truth behind the industry spin. . We meet the unforgettable cast of characters that draw Motley on toward his goals ... the mysterious ex-Reynolds employee known as Deep Cough who told where evidence on nicotine-laced tobacco was hidden ... the researchers who proved the addictive nature of nicotine and were advised by the FBI to check their cars for bombs every morning. . And we witness how Ron Motley led his quest for truth justice and hundred-billion-dollar awards ... to penetrate finally the control room of the conspiracy an inner circle of lawyers who protected tobacco for thirty years. Civil Warriors is at once a grand adventure and a towering work of investigative journalism an eye-opening report on the way justice really works in America today.