Injury
Whiplash
Whiplash noun - An injury to the neck (the cervical vertebrae) resulting from rapid acceleration or deceleration (as in an automobile accident).
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Another variant, commonly used in Courtroom Episodes, involves an Ambulance Chaser lawyer persuading his client to feign injury such as whiplash in order to win a Frivolous Lawsuit settlement.
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The Brady Bunch: The 1972 episode "The Fender Benders," where a money-seeking man named Harry Duggan (Jackie Coogan) files a lawsuit against Carol by claiming their minor, non-injury fender-bender in a parking lot resulted in severe whiplash.
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The Missionary: Linnaeus Mood Whiplash: First Quentyn and his friends suffer defeat, bereavement and injury.
Source: Webcomic / Tales of the Questor
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