by Paul Carney September 22, 2003
the natural born enemy of physicians everywhere. a huge reason why healthcare in, for example, Pennsylvania is worse in every manner than in California. a terrible bastardization of the justice system, they hope for a lottery, shotgunning all parties involved in a particular accident in the hopes that one of these days they'll hit the jackpot. this takes away resources from people who have real claims as well as from hospitals/managed-care companies that are forced to charge more.
A: So what do you do for a living?
B: I'm a general surgeon.
A: No way! Wow, so you must make a lot of money!
B: You'd think so. My gross income is about $250K/yr pretax, but end up throwing 50% of it to malpractice insurance.
A: Wow, so doctors aren't really that greedy?
B: Generally not. In fact, if people didn't subscribe to ambulance chasers as important sources of justice, that would bring down my malpractice insurance, allowing me to see more patients while lowering my fees.
B: I'm a general surgeon.
A: No way! Wow, so you must make a lot of money!
B: You'd think so. My gross income is about $250K/yr pretax, but end up throwing 50% of it to malpractice insurance.
A: Wow, so doctors aren't really that greedy?
B: Generally not. In fact, if people didn't subscribe to ambulance chasers as important sources of justice, that would bring down my malpractice insurance, allowing me to see more patients while lowering my fees.
by UCLAcrewDude April 22, 2004
a lawyer who hastens to reach the scene of an accident in the hope he can be hired by the affected party.
by zooba December 5, 2009
1. A lawyer who sits around hospitals waiting to prey on unsuspecting accident victims.
2. see Shark
2. see Shark
When uncle Leroy got hit by that molassas truck he went to the hospital and when he woke up there were three amubulance chasers trying to get him to sign a retainer.
by Miguel Sanchez September 23, 2003
personal injury attorney who solicits clients aggressively - usually someone who serches th enwspaper or even the street for an accident that just happened.
by cathy kuzia September 22, 2003
typically a lawyer who can be found in hospital emergency rooms soliciting business in regard to the circumstance of the patients therein. it is as if the lawyer had chased the ambulance from the accident scene to the hospital. typically a dishonest person.
"Don't take my word for it", said the ambulance chaser, "I can get you some phat cash for that traffic accident you caused."
by Kevin September 23, 2003
Someone who has nothing better to do with their time so they follow ambulances to make sure that they aren't going to someone's house they know.
by untamed February 1, 2004