"ambulance chaser" is a colloquial term for a reason.

I've sat on a jury for 2 days on a malpractice case that had no factual basis, that relied on a tortured interpretation of medical notes.

We unanimously decided the case for the defendant. Wish we had the opportunity to somehow penalize the lawyer for wasting everybody's time. I'm sure I'm not alone.

The only reason the lawyer took the case was that he was hoping to strike gold, and was a crap enough lawyer that only people who were turned away from better lawyers (because they had no case) came to see him.

Having to pay for the doctor's lawyer sure would have deterred this guy.