History PlayingWith / AmbulanceChaser

* '''Conversed''': "Bob finally got permanently disbarred." "Took long enough. What pushed him over the top?" "He was representing a client in a wrongful termination claim and it was just a complete bullshit case - it was ''so'' obvious that the plaintiff did not have a valid claim and that Bob had probably taken it thinking he could get it settled. Wasn't going well for him in court, judge was already pissed at him, and then Bob repeatedly tried to plant suggestions of judicial corruption in court by insinuating that the judge had major financial interests in the defendant. Judge was furious and he got sanctioned and the judge entered summary judgment for the defense, so what does he do? He went on this local diet Alex Jones radio show as a guest and started spewing some Pizzagate shit about a supposed pedo conspiracy in the local judicial system and mentioned the judge by name. That was it for him." "YIKES. Actually, I'm not at all surprised, that's totally something Bob would do, but still. Good riddance, he's a dirtbag and has had it coming for a long time."

* '''Enforced''':
** AcceptableProfessionalTargets
** One of the writers used to work as a paralegal for a firm that did a lot of outsourced insurance defense cases and had to deal with more than a few sleazy civil litigation attorneys trying to shake down policyholders for money.

* '''Lampshaded''': "Injured? Call the [[TheLawFirmOfWordWordAndWordplay Law Offices of Cloke, Daggar and Sphy]] today!"

* '''Lampshaded''': "Injured? Call the Law Offices of Cloke, Daggar and Sphy today!"

* '''Lampshaded''': "Injured? Call the Law Offices of Cloke and Daggar today!"

* '''Conversed''': "Bob finally got permanently disbarred." "Took long enough. What pushed him over the top?" "He learned that a client in an auto accident case had deliberately concealed inculpatory evidence that basically destroyed his whole case, and not only did he not cease representation, he actively conspired with the client to destroy the evidence and cover his tracks. When the bar association went after him, he then denied everything and began very loudly and publicly claiming that all allegations against him were false and the product of a campaign to discredit and silence him because, get this, the opposing counsel and judge were part of a pedophile ring that he was trying to expose." "Holy fuck. I mean, none of this surprises me, I've dealt with him many times over the years and can safely say that he's an awful human being and a menace to the legal profession, but WOW. He really topped himself there. Good riddance."

%%* '''Implied''': ???

* '''Justified''':
** Bob takes on personal injury law, but doesn't get as many clients as you'd think. So he markets himself to the kind of people who'd sue at the drop of a hat.
** Alice really ''is'' hurt.

** Bob is adding her to a consolidated lawsuit.
** Alice accepts Bob's business card, but doesn't use it.

** He's suing for 1 million per victim.
** Until the next time she (or a loved one) is hurt.

* '''Reconstructed''': Bob becomes the only lawyer willing to step up to bat when Charlene tries to sue [[IncompetenceInc Awful, Inc.]] for a criminal misdeed they pulled on her but that the CourtOfPublicOpinion has already labeled [[CassandraTruth a frivolous case]]. Maybe Bob will win, maybe Bob will lose, but if not for his actions this injustice would just be swept under the rug.

* '''Enforced''': AcceptableProfessionalTargets

* '''Conversed''': "Bob finally got permanently disbarred." "Took long enough. What pushed him over the top?" "He learned that a client in an auto accident case had deliberately concealed inculpatory evidence that basically destroyed his whole case, and not only did he not cease representation, he actively conspired with the client to destroy the evidence and cover his tracks. When the bar association went after him, he then denied everything and began claiming that all allegations against him were false and the product of a campaign to discredit and silence him because, get this, the opposing counsel and judge were part of a pedophile ring that he was trying to expose." "Holy fuck. I mean, none of this surprises me, I've dealt with him many times over the years and can safely say that he's an awful human being and a menace to the legal profession, but WOW. He really topped himself there. Good riddance."

* '''Conversed''': "Bob finally got his license to practice law suspended for three years." "About time. He's the biggest piece of shit I've ever had to deal with in the twenty years that I've been practicing law. What did him in?" "He tried to get a doctor's license to practice medicine pulled by the state licensing board by falsely reporting that they were part of a crash-for-cash ring after their testimony as an expert witness cost him an auto accident case that he was defending." "I don't doubt it for a second. That asshole screamed at me so much that I thought he was going to have a heart attack and threw a chair across the room in a deposition, then had the nerve to threaten my client's professional license in a commercial liability case that I was defending because he's a sore fucking loser who will take anything with even a shred of merit. I hope that doctor sues him for every last cent."

** Bob changes his mind and decides to take the case anyways despite knowing that it's garbage. SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome and he loses the case and is hit with sanctions for accepting a frivolous claim.

** An AmbulanceCut happens. Bob is [[LiteralMetaphor chasing the ambulance]]. [[UpToEleven Along with every lawyer in town!]]

** Bob changes his mind and decides to take the case anyways despite knowing that it's garbage. RealityEnsues and he loses the case and is hit with sanctions for accepting a frivolous claim.

* '''Conversed''': "Alice 'slipped and fell' and somehow got a lawyer to represent her." "Those people always do. Lemme guess, someone who advertises on daytime television?" "Yup. She got Bob to take her case." "Oh god, THAT guy. The one with the giant ad mounted right off Exit 9?" "Yup, that's the one."

** Bob helps Alice file a ''criminal'' suit against the restaurant...never mind that he's not a criminal lawyer.

* '''Inverted''': Bob is a CrusadingLawyer who specializes on defending his clients from frivolous litigations. When Chez Snob is sued, he comes to the restaurant's defense and exaggerates their usual competence and success, resulting in Alice having to pay a fine that costs less than even the soup. [[ScrewTheMoneyIHaveRules Bob didn't want the money anyway]].

** An AmbulanceCut happens. Bob is chasing the ambulance. Along with every lawyer in town!

* '''Enforced''': AcceptableTargets

** Alice turns down Bob's offer.

* '''Inverted''': Bob comes to the restaurant's defense and exaggerates their usual competence and success, resulting in Alice having to pay a fine that costs less than even the soup. [[ScrewTheMoneyIHaveRules Bob didn't want the money anyway]].

* '''Straight''': A clumsy waiter accidentally spills soup on Alice while she's dining out at [[FrenchCuisineIsHaughty Chez Snob]]. Although Alice is uninjured, or has suffered only ''very'' minor injuries at best, she [[FrivolousLawsuit threatens to sue]] the waiter, the manager, or the restaurant [[DisproportionateRetribution for the soup incident]]. Bob, a lawyer, overhears her and offers his assistance. He helps her get several million dollars for (made-up) injuries, and for "emotional pain and suffering."

* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': ???

* '''Inverted''': Bob comes to the restaurant's defense and exaggerates their usual competence and success, resulting in Alice having to a fine that costs less than even the soup. [[ScrewTheMoneyIHaveRules Bob didn't want the money anyway]].

* '''Inverted''': ???

* '''Basic Trope''': A personal-injury lawyer, who will exaggerate any injuries the plaintiff has suffered, or help them file a FrivolousLawsuit, in order to make [[MoneyDearBoy money]].

* '''Exaggerated''': Alice [[IBrokeANail breaks a nail]] on Carol's property, and Bob helps her file a lawsuit against Carol.

* '''Justified''': Bob takes on personal injury law, but doesn't get as many clients as you'd think. So he markets himself to the kind of people who'd sue at the drop of a hat.

* '''Subverted''': Although it ''sounds'' at first glance like a frivolous case, Alice really ''did'' suffer severe scalds from the soup spill.

* '''Double Subverted''': Bob makes it seem like she was more injured than she really was, and helps Alice get more money than she was originally going to ask for.

* '''Parodied''': An AmbulanceCut happens. Bob is chasing the ambulance. Along with every lawyer in town!

* '''Exploited''': Bob appeals to Alice's desire for money.

* '''Defied''': Alice turns down Bob's offer.

* '''Conversed''': ???