num_pages: 352
description: Lee Johnson was a man with simple dreams. All he wanted was a steady job and a nice home for his wife and children something better than the hard life he knew growing up. He never imagined that he would become the face of a David-and-Goliath showdown against one of the worlds most powerful corporate giants. But a workplace accident left Lee doused in a toxic chemical and facing a deadly cancer that turned his life upside down. In 2018 the world watched as Lee was thrust to the forefront of one the most dramatic legal battles in recent history. The Monsanto Papers is the inside story of Lee Johnsons landmark lawsuit against Monsanto. For Lee the case was a race against the clock with doctors predicting he wouldnt survive long enough to take the witness stand. For the eclectic band of young ambitious lawyers representing him it was a matter of professional pride and personal risk with millions of dollars and hard-earned reputations on the line. For the public at large the lawsuit presented a question of corporate accountability. With enough money and influence could a company endanger its customers hide evidence manipulate regulators and get away with it allfor decades? Readers will be astounded by the depth of corruption uncovered captivated by the shocking twists and moved by Lees quiet determination to see justice served. With gripping narrative force that reads like fiction The Monsanto Papers takes readers behind the scenes of a grueling legal battle pulling back the curtain on the frailties of the American court system and the lengths to which lawyers will go to fight corporate wrongdoing. 
language: English
title: The Monsanto Papers: Deadly Secrets, Corporate Corruption, and One Man’s Search for Justice
publisher: Island Press