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barratry

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A quick definition of barratry:

Definition: Barratry is when someone encourages others to sue each other just to make money for themselves. This is against the law in all U.S. states. Lawyers who do this can get in trouble and lose their license to practice law. Sometimes, lawyers will go to hospitals to find people to sue, which is also against the law. This is called "ambulance chasing." Barratry can also be used to harass people by suing them for no reason, which is called a SLAPP suit. Some states have laws to protect people from SLAPP suits and to protect freedom of speech.

A more thorough explanation:

Barratry is when someone encourages lawsuits between others in order to make money for themselves. This is illegal in all U.S. states. If a lawyer is found guilty of barratry, they can be punished by the state bar, lose their license to practice law, or even go to jail.

One example of barratry is when lawyers go to hospitals to find people who have been hurt in accidents. They try to convince these people to sue the person who caused the accident, even if the person doesn't want to. This is called "ambulance chasing."

Another example of barratry is when someone files a lawsuit just to harass or intimidate someone else. This is called a "strategic lawsuit against public participation" or SLAPP. The person filing the lawsuit knows they probably won't win, but they hope to scare the other person into stopping whatever they were doing to criticize them. Some states have laws to protect people from SLAPP lawsuits.

Both of these examples show how barratry is when someone uses the legal system to make money or cause trouble, instead of using it to seek justice.

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WorthlessAttractiveZombie
9:46
it's tough to tell because a lot of people type out their addresses long to begin with
soapy
9:46
Ah. I didn't. Looking back, my Mich supplement kind of sucks, so there's that
Mich overrated (Dean Z please let me in even tho i didnt apply and I am below both 25ths)
ClassyPleasantHeron
10:01
The "date changes" at Michigan really don't mean anything. We had to do them in undergrad admissions whenever a Georgia applicant picked the country instead of the state, because we'd have to remove the TOEFL requirement and reassign the application from the international application readers.
soapy
10:06
Classy, does that mean they may look at your application, and that look doesn't necessarily trigger any date change?
1a2b3c4d26z
10:06
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1a2b3c4d26z
10:07
Walkin to the bus
1a2b3c4d26z
10:07
What a good day to get into law school
ClassyPleasantHeron
10:11
@soapy: I don't know for sure about the law school. For undergrad, once the application is complete, it's assigned to a reader the following Monday. If we had to make any changes, it's because a reader saw something that needed to be changed and the application needed to be re-read after that change.
soapy
10:12
Ahh, got it. Thank you for the insight!
ClassyPleasantHeron
10:14
You're welcome. FWIW, I have no idea what's up with the address changes. We didn't have to do any of that, except for the Georgia state vs country kinds of things.
soapy
10:15
I've heard it theorized that some schools will change the address from "St." --> "Street" as they prepare to send out admissions packets. That's the rumor, anyways.
i think it just indicates a change in status like under review or stages of review
my stanford address went long as soon as it was marked complete lmao
soapy
10:25
I saw some Reddit adcom say that they can see any time we refresh the status checker; I wonder if it's a red flag if an applicant's checked it like 50 times in a day?
soapy
10:25
Also, can we send another LoR to a school that we've already applied to?
soapy
10:26
Or another essay?
10:30
i'll allow it
soapy
10:31
<3 thanks Fart Butt
1a2b3c4d26z
10:31
If I get rejected by a school bc I check my statuses during work then it wasn’t meant to be
10:32
cautionary tail re reddit posts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jZAQAuqSfs
How else will they know we fuck
Need to know aboot 6 pack abs
How many 666 people apply?
lolololol
soapy
10:34
Ah that's frightening
@triplethread
Why? LOL
soapy
10:35
The adcoms recognize you and will deny you is frightening, lmaoo. Not the abs thing XD
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