Una adicitiva serie de televisión que muestra la actividad de un bufete de abogados en torno a casos inspirados por escandalos corporativos de los últimos años: Enron, Madoff, la crisis energética en el estado de California, problemas medioambientales...  
From Wikipedia
Damages is an American 
legal thriller television series created by the writing and production trio of 
Daniel Zelman and brothers 
Glenn and 
Todd A. Kessler
The series revolves around the brilliant, ruthless 
lawyer Patty Hewes (
Glenn Close) and her protégée Ellen Parsons (
Rose Byrne). For the first few seasons the series centers around the law firm Hewes & Associates .
 Each season features a major case that Hewes and her firm take on, 
while also examining a chapter of the complicated relationship between 
Ellen and Patty. Later seasons center more on Patty and Ellen's 
relationship as Ellen begins to distance herself from Patty and begins 
to concentrate on her independent career.
Known for its depiction of season-long cases from the point of view 
of both the law firm and the target, the series is noted for its 
plot twists, 
nonlinear narrative, technical merit, 
season-long storylines,
 and the acting ability of its cast. The series has attracted many stars
 to play characters on the side against Hewes, including; 
Ted Danson, 
William Hurt, 
Marcia Gay Harden, 
Martin Short, 
Lily Tomlin, 
John Goodman, 
Dylan Baker, and 
Ryan Phillippe. 
 Conception
Creators devised the
 series as the relationship between a mentor and a protégée: two women 
in powerful positions. Although the initial story idea did not have the 
series set in the legal arena, the creators chose it because they felt 
the legal world included women who commanded power and influence.
 The concept was inspired by the creators' interaction with their 
superiors along with their experiences in the entertainment industry.
 The series steers away from usual legal dramas, where storyline is set 
inside the courtroom and instead describes the characters' lives and 
interactions outside the courtroom and the behind-the-scenes power 
maneuvering and manipulation.
 About the characters of the show Zelman notes, "We don't look at any of
 the characters as good or bad or anything like that. What really 
motivated us to write about this world, first and foremost, was our 
interest in power dynamics, the dynamics of power in society."
 
The series was designed with the main character, Patty Hewes, tackling one case per season.
[6]
 The first season of the series focuses on a class-action lawsuit 
against the fraudulent multi-billionaire CEO of a defunct company. The 
plot was inspired by various corporate scandals and characters involved 
in them,
[7] most notably from the 
2001 scandal surrounding 
Enron.
[8]
 The second season deals with the energy industry and related 
environmental issues. The story is influenced by recent and ongoing 
environmental cases in the United States in the mining industry and also
 by the events of the 2001 
California energy crisis.
[9] The writers were guided by environmental lawyer 
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., who shared his experience in the field with various corporations and CEOs.
[10] The third season is largely based on the 2009 epic 
Bernie Madoff scandal, with veiled references and similarities to the case of the collapse of the 
Stanford Financial Group of companies and their use of Antigua's opaque banking laws.