KINGS OF TORT. (Dust jacket subtitle: "The true story of Dickie Scruggs, Paul Minor, and two decades of political and legal manipulation in Mississippi.")

First edition (not stated) SIGNED BY BOTH AUTHORS. 288 pages. Hardcover: H 23.5cm x L 15.75cm. Dust jacket rubbed with slight bumping at edges, light crease near bottom of rear panel. Black boards with vibrant gilt stamped spine lettering. Past owner's ink signature on front pastedown partially hidden underneath dj's front flap. Black ink signatures of authors Alan Lange and Tom Dawson at center and below center of title page near their printed authorship text line. Interior pages are otherwise bright and clean. Binding retains some crispness. A very good+ copy in a very good+ dust jacket. Publisher's summary: "Kings of Tort chronicles the sordid tale of judicial bribery and political intrigue in Mississippi . . . It features the story of Dickie Scruggs, who was largely credited with bringing down Big Tobacco in the early 1990s. From his ascent to a net worth of nearly a billion dollars to his seemingly unfathomable downfall stemming from his role in improperly influencing two local judges to influence cases involving fee disputes with other lawyers, the book documents how those in Scruggs's own trusted circle of tort barons turned on him and cooperated with federal authorities. It also shows the political influence he wielded with judges, attorneys general, and even his own brother-in-law, former US Senator Trent Lott." {MS-Shelf#6} ISBN 9781597252447.…