Close Encounters with Tort$

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

When America's most accident-prone lawyers collide with UFOs, Disney, and the ghost of Patrick Henry, justice doesn't just bend — it bursts into hysterical flames.

Close Encounters With Tort$ is the fifth uproarious installment in T. C. Morrison's beloved "Pap and Pup" series — and his most wildly ambitious yet. From Revolutionary War reenactors to UFOs, Disney lawsuits to Russian hoaxes, Morrison hurls his hapless tort lawyers into one absurd crisis after another. With the satirical bite of Mark Twain and the comic timing of a seasoned farceur, Morrison transforms the maddeningly complex world of American tort law into laugh-out-loud entertainment. A finalist and semi-finalist for the Mark Twain Humor and Satire Book Award, this is legal comedy at its most gloriously unhinged.

“WHO PUT THE BOTS IN THE TORT$? is Hilarious! You don’t have to be a lawyer to enjoy this laugh-out-loud funny book.”
—Liz McClelland, Retired Wealth Adviser

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.