Short Film Exposes How Aggressive Ads, Closed-Door Referral Deals, and Unnecessary Medical Procedures Trap Victims in Deeper Debt

Washington, D.C. — Today, Protecting American Consumers Together (PACT), a 501(c)(4) national advocacy and educational organization, unveiled its newest project, a 5-minute explainer video taking viewers behind the scenes of America’s broken personal injury system. 

America’s personal injury system is riddled with predatory actors and practices that take advantage of victims and drive up costs for consumers, families, and businesses. A combination of aggressive advertising, referral networks, and profit-seeking has created a badly distorted system where the victim can end up in more debt with worse pain than when they first called their lawyer.

This is how the system works, from start to finish:

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