English
Etymology
The origins of this phrase date from 1897, from newspaper articles about attorneys seeking clients through targeted mail solicitation.<ref>"Etymonline.com" 15 Jul. 2006</ref> �Ambulance chasing� was one of the descriptive phrases employed by the media for this activity. It later became a derogatory term for direct advertising.
Noun
en-noun|sg=ambulance chaser
- 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.<ref>â��West’s Encyclopedia of American Law, The Gale Group, Inc, 1998.â��, Answers.com 15 Jul. 2006</ref>
#*2004, Richard Lacayo, "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.
- context|by extension An attorney who engages in unethical behavior.
Related terms
ambulance chasing
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