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      You didn’t read the article.

      He’s being referred to a disciplinary committee. He will probably get a suspension for a period.

      Also why should the defendant of the case have the case thrown out because of the attorney’s conduct?

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        Because they hired that attorney? They should have to start over and hire a different attorney. They can sue the original attorney if they didn’t know anything about the deception.

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          lol, you: he should have to suffer grave criminal punishment because his lawyer showed a lack of ethical behavior

          You really have not thought this through

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            Starting over because you had flawed representation is hardly a punishment.

            He should start over because he can hire someone who is actually competent this time. It’s basically a do-over.

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      It doesn’t seem like that would be fair for his client. Fine the lawyer, or hold them in contempt. That’s how it’s supposed to work. If it continued or was a purposeful intent to mislead, rather than carelessness, then, certainly refer to bar or jail.

      Rules about ai need to catch up. Until people in general are more familiar with hallucinations and lack if hehe I in AI, it wouldn’t be just to hold people more accountable for its failures beyond other tools. It should be treated the same, just as other misinformation and misleading statements have been in the past.