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Politics : WAR on Terror. Will it engulf the Entire Middle East?
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To: warren789 who wrote (32102)7/29/2014 11:03:59 AM
From: jlallen  Read Replies (1) of 32591
 
Ambulance chasing, which is a form of barratry, refers to a lawyer using an event as a way to find legal clients. The term "ambulance chasing" comes from the stereotype of lawyers that follow ambulances to the emergency room to find clients.

Ambulance chasing is prohibited in the US. Such conduct violates Rule 7.3 of the American Bar Association Model Rules of Professional Conduct. Some bar associations strongly enforce rules against barratry. For example, the State Bar of California dispatches investigators to large-scale disaster scenes to discourage ambulance chasers, and to catch any who attempt to solicit business from disaster victims at the scene.

Ambulance chasing is also illegal in Australia, in accordance with clauses 20 and 22 of the Legal Profession Regulation of 1987.
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