Scapegoat Verdict
...It wasn’t much of a business party, although all the members of the law firm Burnswick and Burnswick had gathered for one. The Scapegoat case had not yet drowned out, and the lawyers had more of a conference, than a recreational party. Sundays were not anymore Sundays.
The primary litigation papers didn’t even give an insch of a taste of a case, than would prolong for more than eight months. It talked of a massive Zucculini company, native to Italy, which had an important outlet in the outskirts of Seville. Although being a multi-national chemical company for ship equipments since 1998, it now possessed a tarnished impression.
It was the summer of May 2012, when the city rumours gained momentum. There had been too many reports of the firm disposing untreated toxic waste in the Mallorca River. But the 21st of May created a major outburst, as the city had its first cancer death. To make matters worse, the victim was the head of the parish- the Honourable Mattia Bernardo.
As the weeks flew by, the death toll raised to fifty. Rumours heated up, accusations towards Zucculini grew severe. At last, under Justice Dominique Brommel, the case was taken to Burnswick and Burnswick’s attorney of lawyers. It was then forwarded to the Supreme Court.
Justice Brommel, the prosecutor , was an idle city lawyer a year ago. He was now
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Although the firm had the name of his brother, Nathaniel Zucculini, he had willed it to Carson, after his accidental death by tripping over the bridge in drunken conscience (his body was never found). Carson looked like any other white, but his records behaved like a perfect villain. Villainy was uncommon to him, but his firm had slipped away two previous cases, by ‘donations’ to the District Court. But this was not all fun and games. Their defence lawyer was a tough nut, but the whole country was against