The Law: Suits for Sale

"Can I show you something in a suit, sir?" the investment counselor might say unctuously. "A lawsuit I mean. A really blue-chip group of defendants and prospects for an impressive award of damages." Buying snares in a lawsuit? Why not, asks Manhattan Attorney Carl E. Person, who has reason to believe that he is on his way to creating just such an investment possibility.

Person is currently representing a small group of auto brokers in a complex, $300 million antitrust suit against the big four automakers, many of their New York franchise owners, and some of the New York newspapers they advertise...

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