- Four Trials
"Four Trials" is a
book by former U.S. SenatorJohn Edwards ofNorth Carolina and his co-writer,John Auchard . The book was published bySimon & Schuster in December 2003, before Edwards unsuccessfully ran for the Democratic Party presidential nomination and, later, vice president on the Democratic Party ticket with fellow SenatorJohn Kerry ofMassachusetts in the 2004 presidential election.The book is autobiographical in nature and relates the story of four different civil trials where Edwards acted as an
attorney for people seekingdamages (petitioner s) against large institutions and insurance companies (respondent s). Interspersing the stories of each trial are remembrances from Edwards's childhood, time at theUniversity of North Carolina School of Law , and meeting his wife,Elizabeth Anania Edwards . Edwards also writes about his children (including Wade, his teenage son who died in acar accident ).The four different trials are covered in four chapters: "E.G." (an alcoholic who was treated by an aggressive
aversion therapy that causedcoma andbrain damage ), "Jennifer" (a woman whose child had serious injuries because herobstetrician didn't perform aCesarean section ), "Josh" (a young child whose parents were killed in a car crash by a speedingtruck driver who was paid by the number of miles he drove), andValerie Lakey (a girl who got seriously injured by a swimming pool drain due to an alleged faulty design).External links
* [http://www.usatoday.com/life/books/excerpts/2004-01-12-four-trials_x.htm Excerpt from the book]
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