Greer Injury Lawyers Takes Legal Action Against Ohio-Based Law Firm Over Alleged Unethical Solicitation Practices

Greer Injury Lawyers is now representing Memphis-based attorney Ben Daniel in a Shelby County lawsuit against another personal injury firm. The defendant, Ohio-based law firm Schuerger and Shunnarah, is facing allegations of unethical solicitation of car accident victims. The case highlights broader concerns about predatory practices and the protection of accident victims in Tennessee. FOX13 Memphis covered the story.

The plaintiff in the case

Ben Daniel, a practicing personal injury attorney as well as a car crash victim, is the plaintiff in the case. Daniel reportedly received a direct solicitation call from Schuerger and Shunnarah shortly after his accident. In a conversation with FOX13, Daniel noted that Tennessee’s Rules of Professional Conduct create strict ethics rules that prevent lawyers from contacting victims within 30 days. The law is meant to prohibit lawyers from putting pressure on victims shortly after they’ve endured a traumatic experience, like a severe crash.

Daniel explained that his goal is to uphold those Tennessee legal ethics and protect future victims from similar predatory tactics.

“There are laws and rules of ethics that prevent lawyers from contacting somebody within 30 days,” he told FOX13, “and the reason for that is because they are vulnerable.”

Allegations of improper solicitation

The lawsuit alleges that Schuerger and Shunnarah engage in improper and unethical solicitation tactics to solicit accident victims in Tennessee. According to the lawsuit, the Ohio firm allegedly sidestepped Tennessee’s Rules of Professional Conduct by using a third-party marketing company based in Florida. The company allegedly called recent crash victims under the pretense of helping with medical evaluations. Then, they transferred calls directly to Schuerger and Shunnarah.

Greer Injury Lawyers is leading the legal challenge

Thomas R. Greer, founding attorney of Greer Injury Lawyers, is serving as counsel for Daniel. Greer is a trial lawyer and ethics advocate based in Tennessee. He is a former President of the Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association, and has handled many high stakes multi-million dollar personal injury claims. Greer is committed to maintaining integrity in the personal injury field and promoting ethical legal practices throughout the industry.

“You have bad actors in the personal injury legal market space that are breaking the rules,” he said. “They are calling car wreck victims. They are, somehow or another, getting their information. They are soliciting them within days, hours of a wreck and it’s not allowed.”

The objective of the lawsuit

The primary goal of the lawsuit is to seek an injunction preventing Schuerger and Shunnarah from continuing the alleged solicitation practices. The case is important for upholding the public’s trust in the legal system and protecting injury victims from manipulation during a vulnerable time. Greer Injury Lawyers believes that professional integrity is vital for personal injury clients and for the profession as a whole. Unethical and predatory practices from personal injury firms are unfair to those injured as well as to the firms that respect the rules and put injury victims’ well-being above profits.

About Greer Injury Lawyers

Greer Injury Lawyers is based in Memphis, and represents clients throughout West Tennessee. We’ve recovered more than $300 million for clients in serious personal injury and medical malpractice cases.

To learn more about this case or to speak with an attorney about unethical or improper conduct affecting you, contact Greer Injury Lawyers today for a free, confidential consultation.