For high-powered personal injury attorney Noah Byron, the good things in life come with a price tagcars, houses, women. Thats why he represents only cases that come with the possibility of a nice cut of the action. But as a favor to his ex-wife, he meets with the mother of twelve-year-old Joel, a boy poisoned by tainted childrens medicine. While the official story is that a psycho tampered with bottles, the boys mother believes something much more sinister is at workand the trail leads right back to the pharmaceutical company. As Noah digs deeper into the case, he quickly finds himself up against a powerful corporation that will protect itself at any cost. He also befriends young Joel and breaks the number one rule of personal injury law: dont make it personal. Faced with the most menacing of opponents and the most vulnerable of clients, Noah is determined to discover the truth and win justice for Joeleven if it means losing everything else.
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