Comments on: Minutes after the Flight 1549 crash…. https://www.overlawyered.com/2009/01/minutes-after-the-flight-1549-crash/ Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Tue, 03 Mar 2009 04:28:27 +0000 hourly 1 By: March 3 roundup https://www.overlawyered.com/2009/01/minutes-after-the-flight-1549-crash/comment-page-1/#comment-41677 Tue, 03 Mar 2009 04:28:27 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=8344#comment-41677 […] Passengers Mull Lawsuits Over Life-Saving US Airways Crash-Landing” [ABA Journal, earlier here and […]

]]> By: January 29 roundup https://www.overlawyered.com/2009/01/minutes-after-the-flight-1549-crash/comment-page-1/#comment-39494 Fri, 30 Jan 2009 13:01:03 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=8344#comment-39494 […] on possible passenger suits after the miracle Hudson-landing USAir Flight #1549 [USA Today, earlier] Update: NY […]

]]> By: PhilG https://www.overlawyered.com/2009/01/minutes-after-the-flight-1549-crash/comment-page-1/#comment-38829 Fri, 16 Jan 2009 08:17:47 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=8344#comment-38829 John Burgess: It is true that the majority of lawyers who advertise heavily just resell the people who answer their ads to other lawyers and do not actually take on any cases themselves (typically keeping about one third of the contingency fee as their referral fee), as this company is doing. As one lawyer advertiser so elequently put it, “there are chicken catchers and chicken pluckers”.

But they say that they are lawyers in their ads (giving potential clients the mis-impression that they will actually be handling the cases themselves). But this company explicitly states that it is not a law firm. I agree that it does not state that it is not owned by a lawyer. But it certainly gives that impression when it says it is not a law firm.

But unless it is actually owned by a lawyer, any lawyer taking cases from it and paying it a commision for that business will be in big trouble with his or her bar association since the bar associations forbid paying any commisions (referral fees) to non-lawyers.

]]> By: John Burgess https://www.overlawyered.com/2009/01/minutes-after-the-flight-1549-crash/comment-page-1/#comment-38820 Fri, 16 Jan 2009 05:26:46 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=8344#comment-38820 PhilG: Might it be that while not a law firm, the company (or individual) soliciting the info is comprised of lawyers? This would meet both ends of the law. They are not a firm that will take your case, but they are lawyers who will refer it.

]]> By: Brian S. https://www.overlawyered.com/2009/01/minutes-after-the-flight-1549-crash/comment-page-1/#comment-38817 Fri, 16 Jan 2009 02:21:47 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=8344#comment-38817 Yeah, well check out these guys:

http://www.thesandersfirm.com/airplaneaccident/?gclid=CKeQq8z9kZgCFQukHgodbg-gmw

]]> By: philG https://www.overlawyered.com/2009/01/minutes-after-the-flight-1549-crash/comment-page-1/#comment-38816 Fri, 16 Jan 2009 02:02:53 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=8344#comment-38816 That is quite interesting since they say that they are not a law firm, but will pass on the names they collect to lawyers (presumably for a commision). But bar association rules say that a lawyer can only pay a commision (referral fee) to another lawyer, not to a non-lawyer. And a lawyer can be punished by the bar association for paying such a commision to a non-lawyer, including up to being dis-barred.

]]> By: M. Sean Fosmire https://www.overlawyered.com/2009/01/minutes-after-the-flight-1549-crash/comment-page-1/#comment-38815 Fri, 16 Jan 2009 01:48:17 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=8344#comment-38815 Indeed, if you review and follow the numerous links to drugs and medical products, you will see that this site is intended to lure those who are searching for those names, and it prominently offers to allow you to enter your name and other information, which it will then send to “up to ten” law firms that are willing to respond. No doubt the inquiries will go only to those firms who have paid for the service.

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