Damages : Get Me a Lawyer (2007)
Directed by Allen Coulter / Todd A. Kessler / Matthew Penn
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Synopsis by Jason Buchanan
The premier episode of the FX Network's series concerning powerful New York City litigator Patty Hewes (Glenn Close) opens as the feared attorney agrees to take on a class action lawsuit involving Arthur Frobisher (Ted Danson) - an extremely wealthy CEO who currently stands accused of corruption. As the battle between Hewes and Frobisher quickly turns ugly, the lawyer's ambitions protégé Ellen Parsons (Rose Byrne) quickly discovers that sometimes it takes more than talent and hard work to come out on top.