Trial lawyers in Florida have earned both labels. Sea World after all, didn't warn visitors of the risks posed by such behavior.
Trial lawyers have another record to be considered.
If you knew the cruelty, the selfishness, the greed and dishonesty of corporate America, you'd be in horror. He cites statistics from the Office of State Courts Administrator showing fewer negligence suits per capita were filed in 1998 than in 1986. But then there's the Big League - an elite group of plaintiff lawyers feared by insurance companies and corporate executives alike. You won't see their faces over an 800-number on a highway billboard. For one, when an attorney like West Palm Beach lawyer Bob Montgomery names his bottom line, you know he's not bluffing, says veteran insurance defense lawyer David Spicer of West Palm Beach.