He switched off the hands-free microphone and exhaled while loosening his tie. The Kendall case had already drawn out eighteen months longer than he’d expected, and had consumed an enormous amount of time. He’d passed on other cases and was now operating his law firm on a shoestring, but he’d thought it was worth it when he’d taken on security guard Thomas Kendall’s case. His employer, Deartmond Industries, had exposed Kendall to dangerous emissions over two decades as he manned his post in a guard shack situated next to the manufacturer’s exhaust system, then fired him when the man had applied for disability over the lung ailment he had developed.
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