Regarding the article titled “In the Information Age, Plaintiffs Firm 'Runners' Working Harder for Their Piece of the Pie,” published in the Law Journal on Dec. 31, 2018, I am going to assume that Mr. Toutant [the author] is not responsible for the distasteful and obnoxious headline.

The idea that “runners,” the most derogatory term you can use to those of us who practice plaintiff's personal injury law in any discipline, exist in any practice is despicable. To suggest that they exist but to some lesser degree, and that this is accepted and acceptable is even worse.