NCJ Number
39162
Date Published
1968
Length
12 pages
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