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Spill some coffee on your lap? Suspect your morbid obesity is someone else's fault? Want a Frivolous Lawsuit and want it now? The Ambulance Chaser is your man! This morally unscrupulous lawyer can usually be found representing the plaintiff in trumped-up, junk lawsuits and perpetrating courtroom antics. He will find the right doctors, extract the right testimony, and badger the right witnesses to make sure you're compensated for whatever it was that may or may not have actually been done to you. That, or harass the defendant until he settles just to be rid of this annoying creature.

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  • Spill some coffee on your lap? Suspect your morbid obesity is someone else's fault? Want a Frivolous Lawsuit and want it now? The Ambulance Chaser is your man! This morally unscrupulous lawyer can usually be found representing the plaintiff in trumped-up, junk lawsuits and perpetrating courtroom antics. He will find the right doctors, extract the right testimony, and badger the right witnesses to make sure you're compensated for whatever it was that may or may not have actually been done to you. That, or harass the defendant until he settles just to be rid of this annoying creature.
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  • Spill some coffee on your lap? Suspect your morbid obesity is someone else's fault? Want a Frivolous Lawsuit and want it now? The Ambulance Chaser is your man! This morally unscrupulous lawyer can usually be found representing the plaintiff in trumped-up, junk lawsuits and perpetrating courtroom antics. He will find the right doctors, extract the right testimony, and badger the right witnesses to make sure you're compensated for whatever it was that may or may not have actually been done to you. That, or harass the defendant until he settles just to be rid of this annoying creature. This trope is usually played for laughs, as the more corrupt the Ambulance Chaser, the more ridiculous his or her cases will be. The name originates from the cultural perception that lawyers will take on cases regardless of merit for the sake of money. Ergo, when a lawyer sees an ambulance blazing by, he comes to the logical conclusion that someone has been injured, and therefore, requires legal representation as he must have been injured by someone. Often shows up when Hilarity Sues. For the dramatic, defense attorney version, see Amoral Attorney. Examples of Ambulance Chaser include:
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