Listen!: The Art of Effective Communication: The Art of Effective Communication

Synopsis

In 1996, An Unprecedented Decade-long Courtroom Battle Was Waged In Florida To Help Bring Justice And Hope To The Family Of A Young Boy Born With No Eyes After His Mother Was Doused Outside Of A Local U-pick Farm By A Chemical Fungicide Believed To Have Caused His Birth Defect And The Birth Defects Of Many Other Children. It Was A Battle That Nearly Everyone But Attorney Jim Ferraro Deemed Unwinnable. After All, It Involved One Of The World's Most Powerful Industrial Giants. In The Process, It Was A Fight That Changed The Landscape Of Tort Law Forever. Before It Was Over Castillo-vs-dupont Would Go Down In History As The First And One Of The Most Important Cases Of Its Kind, Setting Precedent And Also Sparking A Crucial Debate Over The Questionable Use Of What Is Known As The Junk-science Defense. Blindsided Is A Blow-by-blow Account Of How A Lone Attorney Challenged A Dangerous Threat To Public Health....and How The Defenders Never Saw Defeat Coming. It's A Real Life David And Goliath Story―a True Courtroom Drama For The Ages.