Believe me, they do not have any capital to invest to indemnifying their client against a judgment. None.
The possibilities of losing a fair amount of money in case of this sort would essentially write the police a blank check to engage in whatever without threat of lawsuit.
1. We're talking about changing laws, so it would affect all lawyers pretty much equally.
2. I don't think any supposed '"We don't get paid unless we get money for you" ambulance chasers' have a lot of cash either.
Can you elaborate on this point? I don't see how a change in laws must affect all lawyers pretty much equally at all.
2. I don't think any supposed '"We don't get paid unless we get money for you" ambulance chasers' have a lot of cash either.
Seems like they have enough cash to take out huge adverts on TV and in phone books.
It's not obvious that loser-pays would prevent them from setting it up as well.