Two days after a Staten Island ferry crashed last month, killing 10 passengers and injuring dozens of others, the New York State Bar Association issued an advisory reminding lawyers "to adhere to the code of professional responsibility" and refrain from soliciting work or pressuring survivors to sue.
Not everyone got the message, apparently.
Lawyers took out television and newspaper advertisements aimed at recruiting the ill-fated ferry's roughly 1,000 passengers as clients. Now, nearly three weeks after the crash, about 40 survivors have signaled that they intend to sue the city. While they list a variety of injuries, together they are seeking a huge payout � $1.3 billion.
The New York Times has the details here.