Cong Nograles hits 'ambulance-chasing' lawyers in maritime industry

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A House leader wants the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) to take action against what she describes as “ambulance-chasing labor lawyers“ who target maritime manning companies.

A House leader wants the Department of Labor and Employment to take action against what she describes as “ambulance-chasing labor lawyers“ who target maritime manning companies.The modus operandi of these lawyers involve seeking out seafarers and offering them legal help so that they can harass maritime manning companies with civil suits.

The group of 71 manning agencies deploying around 174,000 Filipino seafarers at any given time has warned that unchecked ambulance chasing for money claims has become the biggest threat to the employability of potentially 400,000 seafarers, both officers and non-officers ratings.

 

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