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Ambulance chasing, also known as barratry, is an American term which refers to a lawyer soliciting for clients at a disaster site. The term "ambulance chasing" comes from the stereotype of lawyers who follow ambulances to the emergency room to find clients. [1] "Ambulance chaser" is used as a derogatory term for a personal injury lawyer. [2]
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Lionel Hutz is an ambulance chasing personal injury lawyer and, according to Lisa Simpson, a "shyster" whom the Simpsons nonetheless hire as their lawyer in multiple episodes (a fact remarked on by Marge Simpson in a typically self-aware aside), mostly because Hutz is the only legal counsel the Simpsons can afford. [1]
Born right smack on the cusp of millennial and Gen Z years (ahem, 1996), I grew up both enjoying the wonders of a digital-free world—collecting snail shells in my pocket and scraping knees on my ...
This category is for words and phrases related to the execution of justice (possibly in some specific understanding), but which lie outside the formal legal definition. Subcategories This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.
Allred's public statements and behavior have resulted in criticism. In 2012, The Atlantic described her as "the ambulance chaser of feminism" after she defended two men involved in a sexual battery lawsuit against actor John Travolta. [97] The Daily Beast journalist Tricia Romano also labeled her as a "publicity hound". [98]
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UPDATED: Jay-Z, aka Shawn Carter, was accused Sunday in a civil lawsuit of raping a 13-year-old girl in 2000 with Sean “Diddy” Combs. The lawsuit, which was first filed back in October, had ...