No Contest : Corporate Lawyers and the Perversion of Justice in America

by Ralph Nader

Consumer activist Ralph Nader and lawyer and author Wesley J. Smith take a look behind the scenes of the law business, where the pursuit of corporate profit has eclipsed the pursuit of justice. Nader and Smith use human stories, accurate statistics, and common sense to provide an alternative set of reforms to open the system, streamline justice, and cut legal costs--all while guaranteeing Americans their day in court.

Genres: Politics, Law, Nonfiction, History, Economics

427 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1996

About the author

American attorney, author, lecturer, political activist, and candidate for President of the United States in five elections, including the last election 0f 2008, with his role in the 2000 election in particular being subject to much debate.

Areas of particular concern to Nader include consumer rights, humanitarianism, environmentalism, and democratic government. Nader is the first Arab American presidential candidate in the U.S.

Reviews

[Rosemary Bloom · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this as a teenager just forming my political opinions. I wasn't old enough to vote, but knew Nader was running every election that I could remember. Found it at a used book sale and read it from cover to cover. It really opened my eyes. At sixteen, I was thinking to myself - you mean there are some companies that KNOW THEIR PRODUCTS HURT PEOPLE and they DON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT!? Even try to shut them up so they can CONTINUE SELLING THE PRODUCT?! I credit this book with helping me to shape my beliefs at that young age, and it still sits on my shelf.

[Ruth · Rating 3 out of 5]

427 pages. Donated 2010 May

The most controversial section of this ringing denunciation of corporate law is that on tort reform, which Ralph Nader, the consumer advocate and 1996 Green Party Presidential candidate, and Wesley J. Smith denounce as "tort deform" measures sure to further insulate corporations from the damage wrought by pollution and dangerous products. But Nader has never shied from controversy, and this series of case studies attacks confidential settlements in injury cases, state ethics boards, and links between high-power corporate lawyers and government officials with an equal measure of indignation and reformist zeal.

[Ross · Rating 1 out of 5]

Didn't get very far in this one, that's what I get for buying a "policy" book used 10 years after publication.