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A judge said they had "abandoned their responsibilities" in not checking for inaccuracies..

A judge said they had “abandoned their responsibilities” in not checking for inaccuracies…

  • @KrististraszaEnglish
    3•1 year ago

    I’m pretty certain financially destroying them was not something the judge aimed for.

    • plz1English
      2•1 year ago

      I know. That fine is just a business cost, being that low. This will definitely happen again.

      • @KrististraszaEnglish
        3•1 year ago

        Absolutely. But if you have an hour to spare have a listen to Leonard French go through the court hearing on this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5YaGACnJpg

        The sheer humiliation and the chewing out over this those attorneys got from the judge, and which is now a matter of public record, probably hurt them more than any fine ever could.

        • plz1English
          2•1 year ago

          That’s fair. Reputation has a coat, for sure.

          • @KrististraszaEnglish
            2•1 year ago

            And it gives the courts a precedent they can point at when the next one tries it.