Where the Dust Settles

<p><strong><em>Where the Dust Settles </em>is a provocative work of Australian legal fiction following one couple's pursuit of justice against asbestos mining and manufacturing companies.</strong></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(34 34 34 1)>For the first time a story about the history of asbestos in Australia told by someone with real inside knowledge and expertise. An insight into the legal profession and how the legal process really works told by a lawyer and medical doctor with decades of first-hand experience.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(34 34 34 1)>Everyone knows someone touched by the asbestos story. How was it allowed to happen? </span><em style=color: rgba(34 34 34 1)>Where the Dust Settles </em><span style=color: rgba(34 34 34 1)>tells us why - corporate greed cover-ups the misuse of science & unscrupulous politicians. T</span><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>he story of asbestos is as relevant now as it has been for decades. Informed consent is said to be important for patients receiving medical treatment so they have a choice about whether to take on a risk or not. With asbestos and many other products companies took away the ability for ordinary men and women to decide what was best for them. That's at the heart of this story.</span></p><p></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Do you know what's within you? If it's deadly asbestos you'd better have what it takes to fight for what's right. </strong></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>James and Jenny Henderson came to Australia for a new life. They started a family and worked hard for a brighter future. They never expected to be fighting for their lives or for justice in a court case against two of Australia's largest companies.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Big-end lawyer Bruce Fraser hopes to springboard into partnership and fame with a win for his client a leading asbestos-cement manufacturer. Plaintiff lawyer Viviana Glosioli must overcome her self-doubt her boss's advances and the sausage-factory mentality of her firm if she's to secure a win for James and Jenny. </span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>What unfolds is the ugly truth of asbestos and the legal industry it spawned.</span><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> </span><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>James and Jenny's story embodies the history of asbestos exploitation in Australia. Their legal battle has the potential to change the law forever. Money careers reputations lives - everything is at stake. Where will the dust settle when all is said and done?</span></p>