Apr
11
Whenever you turn on your TV you can almost be assured that at some point in your current TV watching session you will see a commercial for an injury accident lawyer. You know exactly what I’m talking about. They will come on in their fancy suit standing in their fancy office and say something like “if you are injured in a crash, we can get you cash.” Then they’ll show a picture of a bald eagle, bear, lion, tiger or some other aggressive beast so you know that they will be aggressive. And it’s not just on TV either. When you turn on your radio you get the same thing. And then you reach for the yellow pages and who’s on the back cover? The Wolf who is going to fight for you! And of course there are the newspaper ads and billboards and on and on.
I thought that this was a uniquely American phenomenon. After all, where else can you sue a big corporation if you are stupid enough to pour piping hot coffee in your own crotch? Well I guess I was wrong in assuming we only go lawsuit crazy on this side of the pond. I was travelling in Europe last month and I kept seeing ads for accident compensation attorneys. And guess what? The name may be different, but they are the same thing as we have here!
