An Attorney Had Been Practicing in Family Law for Five

An attorney had been practicing in family law for five years, but he decided to expand his work by accepting personal injury cases. After several seminars to refresh his knowledge of torts and personal injury law, the attorney accepted a client's personal injury case arising from a car-pedestrian accident. After the defendant's insurance company rejected the claim, the attorney filed a lawsuit. Three weeks later, the client was hospitalized with severe pain, and his doctors determined the client had an infection that resulted from emergency room treatment immediately after the car-pedestrian accident. After learning of this development, the attorney immediately filed suit against the emergency room doctor, and neither discussed the case with his client, nor investigated any facts. What Model Rules has the attorney violated?

A) The rule regarding consultation with the client and the rule prohibiting frivolous lawsuits.
B) The rule prohibiting frivolous lawsuits and the rule on competency.
C) The rule regarding consultation with the client and the rule on competency.
D) The rule on competency and the rule on scope of representation.

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