Review of Blood in the Water

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Review of Blood in the Water

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[Following is an official OnlineBookClub.org review of "Blood in the Water" by Walter Champion.]
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4 out of 4 stars
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Walter Champion and Carlos A. Velasquez have done a fantastic job in this book, Blood in the Water. The book refers to mass torts plaintiffs as "the blood in the water igniting a feeding frenzy among attorneys to sign the most clients." To understand the meaning of the book, the dictionary definition of a feeding frenzy is "a wild, turbulent situation in which multiple sharks or other predatory fish attack one or more edible creatures simultaneously, competing with each other." This would certainly explain where the blood comes from. Blood in the Water covers several class actions that have risen from torts that affect many individuals.

The book has a good number of positive aspects. Firstly, it gave examples from John Grisham's King of Torts; being an ardent lover of John Grisham, I found it quite thrilling. The book is very educative; I learned many things and discovered life-changing information while reading this book. For example, I didn't know that there was an action against Johnson and Johnson regarding the side effects of their baby powder until I read this book.

In trying to drive home their point, the authors provided a lot of cases that were accompanied by well-detailed facts and judgments. I particularly enjoyed this because I am currently taking a class on torts and the law of torts. The book provides definitions for several terms used in it; these terms include negligence, punitive damages, and compensatory damages. At the end of each chapter, references are provided.

The book ensured that the reader was able to understand the terms and concepts referred to in the book by simplifying them. I also got to understand things about litigation and the processes of approval of food and drugs. I must appreciate the fact that the authors managed to keep me captivated throughout the book.

I rate this book four out of four stars because it is well written, professionally edited, and educative. I honestly could not find anything to dislike about the book. I loved everything about this book. I am a law enthusiast; the more I read this book, the more I gained from reading it. This book opened my eyes to so many areas of the law of torts that I did not know of before.

I recommend this book to lawyers, law students, and people who are seeking information on torts cases. People who love law-related books are also welcome to read this book; I feel it will be appreciated more by people who have at least some law knowledge.

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As the books provides information on law, I appreciate the authors for taking out time to give a comprehensive outline.
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This seems to be an educative book in the field of law and litigation. The review is well made. Thanks.
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this book addresses a particular audience, which I do not belong to. nice job on the review.
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A friend of mine is a law student and I believe she would find this interesting. Thank you for the review
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Although I'm far from the law realms, John Grisham's the King of torts was an eye opener for me. Thus, I think this book would be really an interesting read. Thanks for the great review.
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I am a law student and the book contains life-changing information. I think it would suit me. Thanks for the review.
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Law enthusiasts should have a great time reading this. Thank you for the review.
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