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

  • @Krististrasza
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    32 years ago

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

    • plz1
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      22 years ago

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

      • @Krististrasza
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        32 years 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.

        • plz1
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          22 years ago

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

          • @Krististrasza
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            22 years ago

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