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Foreword | p. xi |
Prologue | p. xiii |
The Call for Help | p. 3 |
"An Act of God" | p. 10 |
"When in Doubt, Do the Right Thing" | p. 17 |
"Mountain Mama" | p. 22 |
"Take Care of My Baby" | p. 36 |
"They Wasn't for Sale" | p. 48 |
"Flagrant Disregard" | p. 64 |
"Mere Puff and Blow" | p. 69 |
"Oyez, oyez, oyez" | p. 83 |
"A More Definite Statement" | p. 91 |
"Pittston Loses Bid for Secrecy" | p. 106 |
Some Lawyer Stories | p. 114 |
"What Do You Mean, 'Dam'?" | p. 124 |
"It Was a Natural Occurrence" | p. 131 |
"Nowhere Else to Put It" | p. 138 |
"What About Existing Dams?" | p. 148 |
"Psychic Impairment" | p. 154 |
"Danger Note" | p. 168 |
"Enough" | p. 174 |
"Ambulance Chasing" | p. 181 |
The Statute of Limitations | p. 185 |
A Written Settlement Proposal | p. 192 |
"Flood at Lick Fork" | p. 197 |
"The Potential for Similar Disasters" | p. 200 |
"Catch-22" | p. 206 |
A Settlement Meeting | p. 216 |
"Absent Plaintiffs" | p. 219 |
"Unavailable" Witnesses | p. 227 |
The "Glaring Deductible" | p. 231 |
"The Dam Was All Right" | p. 238 |
Strategy | p. 247 |
Epilogue | p. 271 |
Afterword | p. 273 |
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