From the dust jacket:

"In a crowded courtroom in Mississippi, a jury returns a shocking verdict against a chemical company accused of dumping toxic waste into a small town's water supply, cause the worst 'cancer cluster' in history. The company appeals to the Mississippi Supreme Court, whose nine justices will one day either approve the verdict or reverse it.

Who are the nine? How will they vote? Can one be replaced before the case is ultimately decided?"

Though I am an avid mystery/thriller reader, legal thrillers are my least favorite form of the genre, so it's ironic that I won this in a library giveaway. The book group member who immediately borrowed it enjoyed 'everything but the ending.' Now I'm going to loan it to my parents, and any other interested family members, then set it traveling somewhere.