An attorney represented a client in a personal injury defense where a wife testified; the defense later learns that the wife gave perjured testimony. Is the attorney subject to discipline?

An attorney represented a client in a personal injury defense where a wife testified; the defense later learns that the wife gave perjured testimony. Is the attorney subject to discipline?

• A. No, the attorney's actions were proper.
• B. Yes, because the attorney failed to take remedial action after he realized that the wife had given perjured testimony.
• C. No, because perjury is not the attorney's responsibility.
• D. Yes, because the attorney should have pursued all possible defenses.

Answer: (B)