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ambulance-chasing

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A quick definition of ambulance-chasing:

Ambulance-chasing is when a lawyer tries to get people who have been hurt to hire them as their lawyer. They might do this by going to the hospital or calling them on the phone. It's not a very nice thing to do.

A more thorough explanation:

Definition: Ambulance-chasing is a type of solicitation where a lawyer or their agent tries to convince people who have been injured to hire them as their legal representative.

Example 1: After a car accident, a lawyer approaches the injured person at the scene and hands them a business card, urging them to call for legal representation.

Example 2: A lawyer runs ads on television or social media targeting people who have been in accidents, promising to get them the compensation they deserve.

These examples illustrate how ambulance-chasing involves lawyers actively seeking out clients who have been injured and may be vulnerable. It can be seen as unethical and exploitative, as the lawyer is often more interested in making money than in helping the injured person.

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HopefullyInLawSchool

16:17

Possibly

RoaldDahl

16:26

Cool

RoaldDahl

16:26

thank you!!!! i hope it means something

pinkandblue

16:31

fart

IrishDinosaur

16:36

Mich R gang lesgooo

AromaticDazzlingLlama

17:19

Did anyone else get that random get to know nova email?

HopefullyInLawSchool

17:21

Ya it was sent to all YM applicants

starfishies

17:37

Anyone get the NDLS email inviting you to apply for something even though they haven’t made a decision on your app yet

PoloBoy

17:38

Better yet I got the email and I was rejected last month

starfishies

17:38

Wtf

starfishies

17:39

and the deadline is in like a week what is this

DashingThroughRaindrops

18:01

any cardozo movement?

BatmanBeyond

18:01

Sent a LOCI via portal, but I'm wondering if email would have gotten me a swifter response

BatmanBeyond

18:02

This whole hold/wait-list/reserve system is a headache

DashingThroughRaindrops

18:02

loci already?

BatmanBeyond

18:09

If the odds are like 1-2% I don't think it matters much by the numbers

ChuChuB

12:11

I got the same NDLS email

OrangeThing

12:18

I think the user profiles are broken

HippoDad

19:29

Any word out of Notre Dame?

HippoDad

19:29

Only the invitation to apply for LSE

HippoDad

19:29

Anyone received a decision from NDLS?

bigfatsloth

19:50

when did u guys apply that just heard from umich? they havent even glanced at my app yet

folkmore

0:30

how am i supposed to spy on people when profile links are broken?

BroadMotionlessStingray

5:02

Right. Broken links smh

mastermonkey45

11:40

I've been UR since first/second week of Jan, no updates otherwise, is that a bad sign? At or above median LSAT and above 75th gpa.

EmptyFlakyGoose

12:08

The profile links are not working for me. anybody else?

bigfatsloth

13:18

i’m in the same boat mastermonkey but with lower stats. i hope i hear back by mid march

CheeseIsMyLoveLanguage

13:24

@mastermonkey45: Looking at some of the recent decisions in relation to when they went complete, I'd say it's a good sign. It seems many declines were sent within about 5-6 weeks of completion. Given those were applications that were SENT in January, I'd say that means you're still solidly in the running. :)

steelrift99

14:30

Sent an app to OSU in early december and have STILL not heard back

TabooHomelyCrane

16:31

Give it 4 more weeks at least. Everyone in this chat needs to wait longer.

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