“Bingham and Gansler have come up with mesmerizing, complex portraits of the participants in a beautifully paced narrative…Impeccable.”

“Tightly written, extensively researched, and well plotted…With the pacing of a novel, [the authors] engage the reader from the outset…Fascinating.”

“Riveting and engrossing…A gripping and unforgettable story.”

“Courageous…Bingham and Gansler’s dogged legal anthropology [shows] you don’t need bright-line heroism and villainy to bundle together disparate acts of everyday degradation, name them…and demand justice.”

“A suspenseful page-turner…The reader feels a need to know what happens next.”

“Powerful…top-notch reporting…Class Action is a compelling court saga and an important historical document.”

“Riveting, assiduously well reported…A useful reminder of the emotional and psychological cost of waging even the most successful—and justified—lawsuits.”

“Brilliantly reported, documented, and written…Protagonist Lois Jenson, a worker in a Minnesota mine, is the real Erin Brockovich. Her war is not only that of every woman but of every citizen.”

“Gabrielle de Cuir exerts commendable effort to present the story’s extensive background information in an engaging, well-paced manner. She largely succeeds, despite the wordy text…Listeners too will find the emotional impact of this book hard to ignore.”

“A complex account of justice sought—and won…Detailed but not dense: a sturdy addition to the literature of social justice and contemporary women’s issues.”