Bøger af Ben Kelley

In this whimsical novel, set in Washington, D.C. at the time of John F. Kennedy's inauguration in 1961, the narrator, a young newspaper reporter, experiences a series of strange and inexplicable encounters that at first confuse and alarm him but ultimately change his life in ways he could never have imagined.

John Grisham move over: Timothy Coyle is an attorney, not afraid to take on automotive companies, judges, even corporate-government conspiracies. Moira Coyle is not only his paralegal, she's his wife -- and equally determined to win outside the courtroom as well as inside. But the Surfer 4 injury case -- Aliso v. Columbia Motors -- proves to be more than a David meets Goliath contest. An SUV rolled over, injuring twin girls. But the key document showing the car company's test track results seems to have disappeared. Without proper evidence, can Tim and Moira win this one?

After sisters Raechel and Jacqueline Houck died in a fiery crash while driving a Chrysler PT Cruiser belonging to Enterprise Rent-A-Car, their parents were shocked to learn that the car was under recall at the time for a flawed power steering hose. A small plaintiffs' law firm, Grassini & Wrinkle, agreed to take their case, filing suit against DaimlerChrysler and Enterprise in June 2005.Death by Rental Car The Houck v. Enterprise Case offers an insider's view of the six-year court battle between the Houcks and the two corporate defendants, who attempted to blame the crash on the sisters.With a foreword by Ralph Nader, this book uncovers the shocking truth about defective rental cars, deadly malfeasance, and the failure of public policy to close loopholes that allow companies to put profits ahead of consumer safety.