Are you sick of Ambulance Chaser commercials ?
Warrior15
Anywhere there are Titties.
I am in the process of switching to satellite radio and I don't watch certain local TV channels anymore. Why ? I am sick and tired of watching ambulance chasers tell the world that everyone is a victim and they need to "get what they deserve".
Now I am not against the law profession. There are reasons for attorneys. Contracts, divorce, estate planning, real estate transactions, criminal, etc. There are numerous honorable attorneys out there that provide very needed and necessary legal advice. The guys I hate are the ones that put the ads on TV saying "get what you deserve" or "for the people" or " I got Jimmy $700,000 ".
And they do it all by making you think they are on your side, working for you against the big bad insurance companies. All they do is run up everyone's ( and I mean everyone's ) insurance costs. And making themselves extremely rich in the process. I read that 40% of the cost of any insurance premium is the cost of that insurance company's litigation expenses. So 40% of your annual insurance costs go to these blowhards.
Am I the only one that hates these guys ?
Now I am not against the law profession. There are reasons for attorneys. Contracts, divorce, estate planning, real estate transactions, criminal, etc. There are numerous honorable attorneys out there that provide very needed and necessary legal advice. The guys I hate are the ones that put the ads on TV saying "get what you deserve" or "for the people" or " I got Jimmy $700,000 ".
And they do it all by making you think they are on your side, working for you against the big bad insurance companies. All they do is run up everyone's ( and I mean everyone's ) insurance costs. And making themselves extremely rich in the process. I read that 40% of the cost of any insurance premium is the cost of that insurance company's litigation expenses. So 40% of your annual insurance costs go to these blowhards.
Am I the only one that hates these guys ?
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Suits against large institutions and doing class actions are one of the ways a little guy can get a modicum of fairness. Judges dismiss frivolous suits, or they exclude the evidence, hence destroying it.
SJG
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFYHr4gE…
SJG
A little insight on some Personal Injury lawyers or if you ever need one ask them a few questions. Because they always like to brag, "I got my client $700,000" from an insurance company. Well he did get his client that amount awarded.... but then he took 30% of that so the client really only got $490,000 of that... yet the insurance company first offered to settle before court at $500,000. Yes this happens more than you think. The clients think that they "stuck it" to the insurance company yet they still came out with less. Or the first offer was for $475,000.... was it worth dragging things out and stress on your life for the extra $15,000???
Just some things to think about before getting a lawyer sometimes. But yes... Insurance companies back in the day created the demand for more lawyers and to fight.
Also to back up some of what Warrior is stating. First think a personal injury lawyer will do is call the company they are suing or person they are suing and find out... What are the policy limits? Because they know if the policy limits are $100,000 they know the company will settle out of court for $60,000 or what ever.
Another example of how lawyers are raising insurance rates or costs for everyone. Lawyers are "advising" companies to have sub contractors carry more "liability insurance". So lets say a plumber is doing a job for business. That lawyer tells that business to make sure all sub contractors carry $1,000,000 in liability. So anyone who wants to get the job. They need that. So they increase the limit... that goes into the bid price. Next year same thing... but lawyer says.. .subs contractors should have $2,000,000.... and again up goes fees and bids. Which all gets passed along. especially think about this with the expanding of hospitals, clinics, etc. Where do they get their money... from patient costs. How do patients pay bills... insurance! It is all fucking cyclical.
Sorry for the rant... but Warrior is 100% correct.
https://youtu.be/ESJINXeBjhc
SJG
I think Cellino and Barnes is one of the big advertisers.
I’m guessing that if you watch Judge Judy - or Hot Bench - or Judge Mathis - you’d see many similar commercials.
I spent 4 days in the hospital the first week of June. They of course don't have any pay channels so I got 4 days of commercials. I had more than 1 reason to want to get out of there. :)