AMBULANCE CHASING - A CASE STUDY OF DEVIATION AND CONTROL WITHIN THE LEGAL PROFESSION (FROM WHITE-COLLAR CRIMINAL THE DEFENDER IN BUSINESS AND THE PROFESSIONS, 1968 BY G GEIS - SEE NCJ-39155)

• NCJ Number: 39162
• Author(s): K J REICHSTEIN
• Date Published: 1968
• Length: 12 pages
• Corporate Author: Atherton Press
• Publication Format: Document
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THIS ARTICLE CONCENTRATES UPON AMBULANCE CHASING, A FORM OF CONDUCT THAT MAY LEAD TO DISBARMENT OF LAWYERS, BUT IS ONLY RARELY OFFICIALLY DEFINED AS A CRIME.

Abstract

THE AUTHOR QUESTIONS THE VALIDITY (OR NECESSITY) OF DIFFERENTIATING THOSE KINDS OF BEHAVIOR OFFICIALLY LABELED AS CRIMES AND SEPARATING THEM FROM DEVIANT CONDUCT WHICH MAY RESULT IN ADMINISTRATIVE RECRIMINATIONS MORE SEVERE THAN THE CONSEQUENCES OF CRIMINAL PROSECUTION. ANALYSIS OF THE DECISIONS HANDED DOWN BY ILLINOIS SUPREME COURT IN EIGHT CASES OF PERSONAL INJURY BETWEEN 1931 AND 1956 SHOWED A TENDENCY FOR THE COURT TO TAKE A TOLERANT ATTITUDE TOWARD PERSONAL INJURY SOLICITATION, IN SHARP CONTRAST TO THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE BAR ASSOCIATIONS AND THE MAJORITY OPINION OF THE LAWYER COMMUNITY. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)...ELW