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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…

  • plz1English
    4•1 year ago

    I’m sure they are financially destroyed by that fine. /s

    • @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.