Warning

Info

Warning

Info

Warning

Info

LSDefine

Simple English definitions for legal terms

barratry

Read a random definition: comparative jurisprudence

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.

bargaining unit | barrister

Warning

Info

General

General chat about the legal profession.
main_chatroom
👍 Chat vibe: 0 👎
Help us make LSD better!
Tell us what's important to you
medicine is a scam
join the ethically ambiguous legal field instead
Dkk
18:57
I want to meet an attorney that defends clients who run into flat earth problems. I want an attorney that knows and believes in flat earth theory.
19:05
i want a flat earther for president. i want a guy who posts on 4chan for president. i want someone who mogs for president.
Dkk
19:18
Exactly. My version of that awful poem.
Dkk
19:19
I can accept a president with maybe one or two of the poems traits hut good God, all of them??? No ty.
windyMagician
19:20
president who respects sex is crazy
windyMagician
19:20
we had bill clinton already
Dkk
19:21
Bill Clinton, first and last black president
windyMagician
19:23
I want to go running but my leg feels weird
windyMagician
19:23
it doesn't hurt its just tingly
Dkk
19:26
It needs more alcohol. You tingle when your nerves need watering.
19:27
try stretching it maybe to see what's up
windyMagician
19:27
stretches make me think it's just soreness
windyMagician
19:27
I'm sober lol
Dkk
19:38
Anyone else get the google notification that your LSD password has been compromised lol. LSD got hacked.
20:48
what.jpg @Dkk
CynicalOops
21:03
You think you just fell out of a coconut tree?
jackfrost11770
21:10
nope dk
CynicalOops
22:37
Calvinamala Harris
jackfrost11770
23:16
should i start using letterboxed again
Dkk
23:25
@jackfrost11770: if you want but like it aint for me
dk do u ever eat at bk
Dkk
23:48
@chickenburgahfart: I would do that in the Army if really desperate for food or if I had to work through lunch. One of the few fast food places I go to.
bk so slept on
Dkk
0:23
I will take In N Out everyday over it when I can though.
texaslawhopefully
1:22
In N Out is not only the best fast food place, but the prices too are fantastic
Dkk
1:27
Indeed, indeed.
LSD+ is ad-free, with DMs, discounts, case briefs & more.