ambulance chaser
Noun
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Noun
ambulance chaser (plural ambulance chasers)
- (derogatory) An unethical attorney who solicits business at the scenes of accidents or in hospitals, in exchange for a percentage of the damages that will be recovered in the case.
- 2004, Richard Lacayo, "[http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,994665,00.html Court and Spark: Edwards' Legal Career]," Time, 19 July,
- Republicans have tried to cast him as a millionaire ambulance chaser, the kind of man who forces doctors and businesses to pay ever higher liability-insurance costs.
- 2004, Richard Lacayo, "[http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,994665,00.html Court and Spark: Edwards' Legal Career]," Time, 19 July,
- (by extension) An attorney who engages in unethical behavior.
- (derogatory) An unethical funeral director or person who engages in the unlicensed sale of preneeds or other services to those who do not yet need them in an attempt to increase business.
- ambulance chasing
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