Two Boys, Divided by Fortune, United by Tragedy : A True Story of the Pursuit of Justice

by Zausner, Robert

• ISBN13: 9781933822150
• ISBN10: 1933822155
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-01-15
• Publisher: Camino Books Inc

Summary

They couldn't have been more different one a teenager from affluent suburbia, the other a little kid from the poor part of the city. However, both boys would come to share a common experience as random, unsuspecting victims of terrible tragedies not merely bad luck but the result of wrongful, egregious conduct. Partners in the same Philadelphia law firm would represent the families in their quest for justice against well-known corporate entities: the Daisy Manufacturing Company, a maker of powerful airguns marketed to children; and the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA), which failed to properly upgrade and maintain its escalators.

Author Biography

ROBERT ZAUSNER, a former journalist with United Press International and The Philadelphia Inquirer, has won awards for feature writing and investigative reporting. The author lives in Moorestown, New Jersey.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. vii
Drops of Blood	p. 1
A Banging Noise	p. 3
The Gun	p. 5
The Escalator	p. 10
Touch and Go	p. 14
Steel Teeth	p. 19
"Grim"	p. 24
Phantom Pain	p. 27
Specter and Kline	p. 38
"Look at the Gun"	p. 48
Obstacles	p. 54
"A Boy Is a Boy"	p. 61
Brown Paper Bag	p. 79
Fiddlers on the Roof	p. 101
Mystery Witness	p. 108
Profit Motive	p. 115
Trial	p. 142
A Bomb	p. 199
Verdict	p. 221
Shooting for a Recall	p. 224
Lies and Consequences	p. 233
The Vote	p. 248
Appeal and Settlement	p. 255
Recall Recall	p. 260
"Serious About Change"	p. 273
"Seventy-Six Trombones"	p. 280
On Horseback	p. 294
Postscript	p. 297
Acknowledgments	p. 298
Glossary of Names	p. 299
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