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Yes, a lawyer. I've drafted many complaints in cases alleging the causes of action Steve Kirsch discusses. No judge would take him seriously. He doesn't know what he's talking about.
Rose, a judge would not be deciding whether the paper should have been retracted, but instead, whether Springer Nature committed defamation, breach of implied contract, fraudulent misrepresentation, or tortious interference. There are not enough facts to support the elements of those causes of action, let alone for $250 million in damages. A judge would quickly throw this case out of court.