Close Encounters with Tort$ (HC)

Close Encounters With Torts (iBooks) by T. C. Morrison was named a finalist in Humor/Comedy/Satire for the 2026 American Fiction Awards.

"Witty dialog and broad satire make for some humorous courtroom drama. ... Close Encounters with Tort$ delivers exactly what it promises: a comic legal world where grammar disputes interrupt espionage charges and lawsuits spiral in unexpected directions." — Independent Book Review

"T. C. Morrison’s writing is sharp, witty, and laugh-out-loud hysterical. He leans heavily into exaggerated personalities, with characters who speak in rapid-fire banter and constantly interrupt one another, heightening the humor. The pacing is brisk, moving from one absurd scenario to the next without lingering, making the novel feel like a comedic stage play unfolding in chapters." — Readers' Favorite

"Long but snappy court transcripts, depositions, and ridiculous press conferences keep the pages turning, the legalese and non-stop wordplay edging into patter comedy. Readers should expect laughs above all else" — Publishers Weekly, BookLife

"Theatrical lawyers navigate an elaborate government scheme in the jovial satirical novel" — Foreword Reviews

"An unapologetically over-the-top legal romp. ... At its best, the novel offers broad, knowingly ridiculous commentary on the intersection of law, celebrity, and spectacle in modern America." — Kirkus

“Pap” and “Pup” Peters, those intrepid tort lawyers whose hilarious exploits have delighted readers of the four prior books in this series, return with yet another round of legal shenanigans that will make you laugh until you cry.
Their latest exploits find them defending the eccentric Mona Lott, who has been arrested for disclosing classified information regarding the mysterious UFOs that have been sighted over the East Coast. Mona’s case eventually leads the brothers to being “persuaded” by the CIA to represent the Government in a lawsuit against Russia, its spy agency and some unsavory oligarchs for using drones to spy on US airbases and naval installations.

All the while the brothers maintain their lucrative class action practice by pursuing a shareholders’ class action case against the Walt Disney Company for the fiasco surrounding its remake of “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” and the inexplicable omission of the hit song “Some Day My Prince Will Come” from the movie. Settle into your favorite chair for the non-stop laughs.

A graduate of Otterbein University (Ohio) and New York University Law School, T. C. Morrison spent his 50-year legal career writing briefs and trying cases around the country for a series of New York City law firms.