an ambulance chaser

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an ambulance chaser (informal)

a lawyer who finds work by persuading people who have been hurt in accidents to ask for money from the person who injured them He was a notorious ambulance chaser. He made millions out of other people's misfortunes.

See also: ambulance, chaser

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``I loved the idea that there was a question for some people - is (Garabedian) an ambulance chaser or not? A HOLY OUTRAGE SHOWTIME'S 'OUR FATHERS' SEEKS TO MAKE SURE THE ... by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA) Scruggs has been demonized by Big Tobacco and Big HMOs as an ambulance chaser. HMOs on trial: a Texas lawyer seeks HMO accountability and ... by Reece, Richard L. / Physician Executive More results

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``I loved the idea that there was a question for some people - is (Garabedian) an ambulance chaser or not?

A HOLY OUTRAGE SHOWTIME'S 'OUR FATHERS' SEEKS TO MAKE SURE THE ... by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)

Scruggs has been demonized by Big Tobacco and Big HMOs as an ambulance chaser.

HMOs on trial: a Texas lawyer seeks HMO accountability and ... by Reece, Richard L. / Physician Executive

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