Y2K The Legal Liability Millennium? y2k The legal Liability Millennium? 1. They would provide a real cause for celebrationby passing legislation to staunch the potential y2k legal deluge. http://www.cato.org/dailys/06-17-99.html
TH&T | Research & Publications | Article Search Results the Year 2000 has arrived, the members of the Task Force remain available to givelegal advice to clients who are confronted with postrollover y2k issues. http://www.tht.com/pubs/SearchMatchPub.asp?ArticleID=27
Center For Non-Profits - Legal And Management Assistance Read a basic overview about the process and the legal assistance available throughthe y2k Resources for NonProfits - If you have any lingering y2k problems http://www.njnonprofits.org/Legal.html
Extractions: The Center provides individualized telephone consultation on non-profit legal and management issues ranging from IRS regulations, tax laws, fund raising issues, Board/staff roles and responsibilities and many others. Just What is a Non-Profit, Anyway? Thinking about forming a New Jersey non-profit? Read a basic overview about the process and the legal assistance available through the Center. NEW! NJ Non-Profit Filing Fees Increase - Some of the non-profit filing fees paid to the New Jersey Department of Treasury, Division of Revenue have increased effective July 1, 2002. more details This updated, comprehensive reference book is an essential resource for non-profit employers and would-be employers. Members receive a 25% discount. More details and a printable order form now available online. Order yours today! New Jersey's Fund Raising Law A summary of charitable registration and solicitation laws and regulations in the Garden State. Use Caution When Fundraising Online Some issues to consider if you plan to use the Internet to generate revenue for your organization whether you solicit donations on your website, on someone else's, or if your organization has any sort of online presence. IRS Disclosure Regulations for Non-Profits - A summary of IRS rules, effective June 8, 1999, that require public charities to mail copies of their Form 990 and 1023 upon request or make them widely available by posting them on the Internet. It is important for non-profits to familiarize themselves with the new regulations and adopt internal policies and procedures to ensure compliance.
Publications publications. legal holes may exist in clickwrap trap By Craig Horrocks and Chihaya Y2KInformation Disclosure Act no dead duck By Craig Horrocks and Malcolm http://www.clendons.co.nz/library/publications.htm
Extractions: Clendon Feeney are regularly publishing articles in leading industry magazines about topical issues within the following areas of law: Clendon Feeney has also prepared Contract Sets for the Designers Institute of New Zealand (DINZ) and the Naval Architects Society of NZ (NASNZ), which can be downloaded in PDF form from Our Associations
Preventing Y2K Problems And Ensuring Legal Fallback y2k problems and put purchasers in a stronger legal position if Many of these publicationsresponsibly encourage the user to get on with y2k assessments. http://www.clendons.co.nz/library/articles/Y2K_fallout.htm
Extractions: (Computerworld, 20 July 1998) The last TechLaw column focused on the insurance aspects of the "Y2K bug"with the action by Wilson White on its complaint to the Commerce Commission on vendors requiring payment for "Y2K bug" fixes. This article explores steps that can be taken to prevent Y2K problems and put purchasers in a stronger legal position if their technology fails the date change leap from 31 st December 1999 to the 1 st of January 2000. Many IT managers divide their review of technology for Y2K issue into two parts. The first part of the review is to identify the technology staying in place after the 1 st of January 2000. The issue here is how to make that technology Y2K capable and who bears the costs. The second part of the review is to ensure that the replacement technology is Y2K compliant. The issue here is often seen as being simply ensuring compliance. The first aspect reviewed is now generally well understood. It is the second aspect that illustrates the extent of the problem faced by many IT managers. According to a recent
Local Government Insurance Trust, Inc. Publications Claims legal Services publications. Claims Manual Designed to assistMembers in understanding the Trust's policies and standards http://www.lgit.org/content/publications.htm
Extractions: Risk Management Manual Employee Health Benefits (Module 16) Risk Management Guidelines Risk Management Bulletins Claims Manual - Designed to assist Members in understanding the Trust's policies and standards regarding claims and litigation management procedures. Claims Brochures Claims Briefs Law Enforcement Bulletins Contact Sherri Butler, Managing Editor
Reece & Associates - Publications Many of these publications are available on this web site. y2k Litigation A LegalTheories in Actions Against Software Developers, 8 Programmer's Update 60 http://www.reece-law.com/publications.html
Extractions: Attorneys in the firm have authored or co-authored numerous articles and other publications regarding computer law, Internet law, noncompetition agreements, trade secrets, employment law and other topics. Many of these publications are available on this web site. " The Y2K Tsunami: How a New Federal Act Aimed to Curb a Tidal Wave of Litigation, " 5 Computer Litigation Journal 5 (July 2000) (Laurence H. Reece, III and Joseph J. Laferrera)
Brennan Center For Justice - Resources - Brennan Center Publications Brennan Center publications campaign led by public interest lawyers, activists, andlegal scholars to The Real y2k Problem Census 2000 Data and Redistricting http://www.brennancenter.org/resources/resources_books.html
Extractions: Democracy Poverty Criminal Justice General Campaign Finance Reform Access to Justice Community Justice Institute Organization News ... Fair Courts Economic Justice Voter Choice Brennan Center Publications Scroll down to place an order Back to RESOURCES Democracy Campaign Finance Reform Buying Time 2000: Television Advertising in the 2000 Federal Elections Buying Time 2000 is the second in the Brennan Center's series of reports on campaign advertising on television. Buying Time 2000 advances beyond an earlier study of the 1998 congressional elections by making use of a new database of soft money expenditures by the national and state party committees. The study reports on data compiled regarding 3,327 unique political ads that aired a total of 940,755 times in approximately 300 different races. (There is a $15.00 charge for this publication). Click here to to read more. Buying Time: Television Advertising in the 1998 Congressional Elections
Pillsbury Winthrop LLP | Publications text and links to articles, legal bulletins, digests, newsletters and reports ontopics of interest to our clients. To receive new publications via email, and http://www.pillsburywinthrop.com/topics/topics.asp
Extractions: Our "Publications" section includes information on topics of current interest - such as pending legislation, recent court decisions, and Internet privacy guidelines. We update it regularly to include text and links to articles, legal bulletins, digests, newsletters and reports on topics of interest to our clients. Affordable Housing Emerging Companies Finance Global Energy Health Care Intellectual Property International Trade Land Use Licensing Litigation Marketing and Distribution Nanotechnology Pharmaceuticals Political Law Privacy, Data Collection and Information Management Private Equity Funds Project Finance Public Finance Tax Telecommunications Recent Publications Late last year, President Bush signed a law implementing the accession of the U.S. to the recently ratified Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks (Madrid Protocol). This trademark treaty, adopted in Madrid, Spain, on June 27, 1989, provides for participation in the international registration system for trademarks. See See Fed. Reg. Vol. 68, No. 60. These rules set forth the requirements for submitting international applications and will be designated in Part 7 of 37 C.F.R. as the rules of practice in filings pursuant to the Madrid Protocol. A hearing is scheduled for May 30, 2003 to consider comments. We expect that rules substantially in the form of those proposed will be implemented. Later this year, the USPTO is also expected tocreate the instrument of accession for deposit by the U.S. with the International Bureau of the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) the entity that maintains the International Register of Marks.
TESOL Matters | April/May 1999 Year 2000 Law Center (focus on legal issues); Press you talk about the impact of Y2Kon your Reusing Material Copyrighted by TESOL TESOL publications home Top. http://www.tesol.org/pubs/magz/wanweb/1999/wanweb9904.html
Extractions: We cannot teach language without content. Finding appropriate content, however, is a constant challenge. How many topics are there that would be of interest to every student in our classes? I believe that I have discovered a topic that promises to be of interest to all students (regardless of age, gender, nationality, cultural background): Y2K. The final countdown has begun. What will happen when the first day of the year 2000 arrives? Will the world as we know it come to an end? Or will there only be temporary minor disruptions to our daily routine? A wealth of information related to Y2K is available on the Web. There is a goldmine for lesson development. Where to begin the search? I decided to start with the first URL on a list of "Useful Websites" given to me by my colleague from George Washington University's School of Business, Dr. Stuart Umpleby, who has become an expert on the Y2K problem and is in great demand on the lecture circuit. The Year 2000 Information Center ( http://www.year2000.com/
Untitled Document 1. Stewart A BakerThe legal Structure of On What are the Consequences of the Y2KProblem? Home Attorneys Practice Areas publications Library Whats http://www.silaw.co.ug/html/publications.htm
Extractions: AN INDEPENDENT JUDICIARY The development of the computer industry poses several technological, business and legal challenges. Over the course of years a magnitude of problems has surfaced. Several countries have entered legislation considering laws relating to liabilities involving manufacturers, consumers and technology consultants in the computer industry on-line. The computer and its related microprocessing and electronic system has a substantial role to play in development as an information super highway and as an invaluable database. With the development of the cybercafe and the Internet the world has become a smaller place where communication is easier and trade simplified. Hence the recent development of terms such as E-Commerce, E-Business, E-Trade, E-Cash signifying the electronic mode of doing commerce, business, trade, cash transaction respectively. The Internet can be defined as an international network of networks providing an open system for e-mail, newsgroups, mailing lists, home pages etc. With a world wide web thousands of servers or host computers use a standard programming language (HTML hypertext markup language) communicating through a standard protocol, HTTP - hypertext transfer protocol. Companies, schools, governments etc. establish sites of home pages at a given address (domain name) where users can access information from the home age there are hot links or hypertext links to other websites, using a web browser program, one and get access to information from the owners of a particular home page.
Extractions: Y2K Legal Brief for Software Companies defending Year 2000 Bug Lawsuits This brief is a shareware legal defense treatise for the purpose of helping programmers and software companies prepare a legal defense against Year 2000 lawsuits. The legal industry is positioning itself to rip off the computer industry for as much as one trillion dollars over the millenium bug And when I say rip-off, that's exactly what I mean. Without a good legal defense the computer software industry is vulnerable to slick legal arguments that would mislead a jury into awarding damages against software companies that are unjust. I feel the time has come for me to write this brief and start defining what the legal issues are with respect to Y2K liability so that this document can be used as a legal defense to Y2K millenium bug litigation. This document is intended to be used by programmers and software companies in court so that the judge and jury can more fully understand the complex technical issues involved when it comes to determining Y2K liability. If you get sued for a Year 2000 bug, you're going to want your lawyer to be familiar with the legal issues contained herein. This document can also be used to prevent lawsuits and litigation from occurring in the first place. By showing the lawyers that software vendors have a strong legal defense, many lawyers will realize that Y2K litigation isn't a pot of gold where lawyers to get rich quick off the backs of programmers and software users. This document is a weapon. Sometimes all you have to do is show the weapon to prevent and attack. This document has that kind of power.
Year 2000 Laws And Legislation Year 2000 Information. y2k Laws Legislation. Updated 427-99 y2k Menu Page. Limitson Liability for y2k Computer Problems State and Federal Laws STATE. LAW. NOTES. http://www.ncsl.org/programs/lis/y2k/legal.htm
Extractions: State and Federal Laws STATE LAW NOTES California Civil Code, Section 3269-3271 Provides immunity from tort liability for anyone who shares information about the Year 2000 in good faith. Florida Chapt. 0282, Sect. 4045 Provides immunity for state and local government for Year 2000-related computer failures. Georgia Note: Copy code number and paste in Search by Code Number form. Exempts political subdivisions of the state from liability for Year 2000-related failures. Hawaii Prohibits bringing action against the state, its political subdivision, a board, or a government employee for Year 2000 failures. Nevada NRS 41,0321 Prohibits bringing a cause of action on the basis that a computer or information system produced an incorrect date. Virginia Amends the VA Tort Clause Act to exempt the state or its agenicies from Year 2000-related computer failures.
IRDIGEST Archive: IRDIGEST October 6, 1999 Issue available to test the y2k problem, the general opinions and assorted MartindaleHubbellpublications. legal information researchers will appreciate the ability http://listserv.lehigh.edu/lists/archives/irdigest/0002.html
Extractions: Date: Tue Oct 05 1999 - 17:28:28 EDT IRDIGEST - October 6, 1999 - Lehigh University Information Resources CONTENTS TELEPHONE, LAN, VOICE MAIL WORK ORDER REQUEST FORMS NOW ON WEB NEW SOFTWARE ACQUISITIONS Y2K: ARE YOU READY? MICROSOFT ACCESS 2000 CONGRESSIONAL QUARTERLY LIBRARY ADDED TO VIRTUAL LIBRARY DATABASES NEW ONLINE ENCYCLOPEDIAS ACADEMIC UNIVERSE (LEXIS-NEXIS) ACM PUBLICATIONS ONLINE SCIENCE DIRECT EXTENDS ACCESS TO ELSEVIER JOURNALS Subscription, archive and contact information are at the bottom of this digest. TELEPHONE, LAN, VOICE MAIL WORK ORDER REQUEST FORMS NOW ON WEB Faculty and staff may now submit telephone and LAN work orders via the web at http://www.lehigh.edu/~intel/workorder.html. Please note that this form should not be used to request repairs; as usual, please call TLINE (x.85463) to report phone problems and contact your IR computing consultant for help with LAN problems. Faculty and staff can also request voice mail via the web at http://www.lehigh.edu/~intel/vmmain.html.
Y2K Standard Of Care: Resources Of Self-Eduation In working with their clients facing y2k issues, most attorneys ultimately PUBLICATIONSThe Year 2000 Problem and the legal Profession Managing the Risks http://www.tlie.org/riskmgmt/news/99isu1.htm
Extractions: by Janis Reinken, Attorney / Director of Risk Management, TLIE Recently, TLIE was asked to participate in a series of Y2K seminars sponsored in Houston, Dallas and Austin by the State Bar of Texas, entitled "The Year 2000 Problem: Computing the Legal Risks for Attorneys and their Clients." I served as a panelist on two of those occasions, where lively discussion occurred regarding ethics and malpractice issues as a component of the larger Y2K picture. In addition to discussion of some of the office practice management matters, the hot topic emerged as the evolving and amorphous standard of care to which lawyers might be held. Perhaps one of the most fitting (and laugh-provoking) suggestions came from someone in the audience. Figuring the cost is about the same, just buy new systems and forget about paying for compliance analysis and remedial work on existing systems. In previous issues of the Advisory , TLIE has offered suggestions on office management and evaluation, and precautions in providing legal services for clients dealing with Y2K matters. In this issue, we turn our focus to the standard of care, given the difficulties lawyers face in anticipating what a reasonably prudent lawyer could or would do under the same or similar circumstances. At this point, the standard of care cannot be derived from case law because it is limited and evolving, and the full array of legal problems that might arise out of Y2K is not known.
CL&M -- Y2K Act Questions regarding the y2k Act can be directed to Client Advisory does not constitutelegal advice or Back to Intellectual Property publications Back to Media http://www.clm.com/pubs/pub-921628_1.html
Extractions: Y2K Act On July 20, 1999 the Y2K Act (the "Act") was signed into law, the result of a federal effort to lessen the impact of Y2K litigation on businesses and individuals. The main features of the Act are: The Act applies broadly to all Y2K lawsuits brought after January 1, 1999 which claim that a Y2K failure is occurring, or could occur, before January 1, 2003. It important that businesses quickly become acquainted with the major provisions of the Act, because whenever a person or company now claims a Y2K failure or defect in their complaints, their lawsuits will be controlled by the Act. 90-Day No-Lawsuit Period Plaintiffs seeking damages must give each defendant written notice of the nature and cause of the plaintiff's harm 30 days before they file a lawsuit.
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Extractions: DRM Home DRM At A Glance DRM UK DRM Services ... Contact DRM Publications The insurance industry is complex and ever-changing. In this page you will find links to our current publications on issues of importance to policyholders and insurers. Insurance Coverage for Power Interruption-Related Business Losses, Costs and Damages Litigation Report: Insurance (Vol. 15, No. 32, June 26, 2001) and in the July 3, 2001 issue of Mealey's Emerging Insurance Disputes A Critical Examination of the So-called Nonfortuity Defense (published in the John Liner Review , Winter 2000). Fortuity theory is now being asserted as a possible defense against certain contemporary insurance claims. However, such a strategy is unsupported by either historical or modern interpretations of fortuity theory. The article examines fortuity theory as it emerged under historical maritime policies and as it is applied today by the modern insurance industry. It also evaluates the legal treatment of fortuity theory by the courts. Finally, it analyzes problematic aspects of fortuity theory in both definition and application. The article concludes that so-called nonfortuity defense cannot negate insurance contract obligations. Insurance Coverage and the Millennium Bug: Answers and Issues Using Old Insurance Policies as Weapons (to be published in forthcoming Brownfields: A Comprehensive Guide to Redeveloping Contaminated Property These documents are in Portable Data Format (PDF). If you do not already have Adobe Acrobat, click the icon below to download a free copy that will enable you to open and print these documents.
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WisBar: Webcast Spotlights Y2K Disclosure Law Leading legal/policy experts, who have helped draft the bill over the past year,will present on some of the issues that have been raised by the SEC y2k rules. http://www.wisbar.org/newscenter/feature/1999/0101.html
Extractions: Jan. 1, 1999 The Information Technology Association of America will be conducting a special Webcast program consisting of two parts - audio and visual - on Wednesday, January 13, 1999 from 3:00-5:00 p.m. (EST) on the Year 2000 Information and Readiness Disclosure law. In order to participate in this program, participants must register in advance (by cob on Monday, January 11, 1999) and have Internet access. The cost to participate will only be the cost of a long distance phone call. A number of questions have come up regarding the law's applicability, protections, and the procedures a company should follow in order to make full use of its provisions. Leading legal/policy experts, who have helped draft the bill over the past year, will present an overview of the law and touch on some of the issues that have been raised by the SEC Y2K rules. ITAA will provide the presentation concurrently: The audio portion is accessed by means of a conference call. During the call all phones except the presenter's are muted. At the conclusion of the presentation participants may signal the operator in order to join the queue for question/comments.
All Quiet On The Y2K Front All Quiet on the y2k Front Commissioner Kelly's Message (01/01/2000).No news was good news this morning as America awoke to a peaceful http://www.customs.ustreas.gov/xp/cgov/newsroom/commissioner/messages/archives/j
Extractions: S E A R C H GO site map home about ... contracting newsroom News Highlights Press Releases Commissioner Messages, Speeches and Statements Alerts ... Archives All Quiet on the Y2K Front Commissioner Kelly's Message No news was good news this morning as America awoke to a peaceful day on the first day of the Year 2000. It was no accident that everything went smoothly. Working through the night, over 400 Customs personnel at our special command center, made certain there were no glitches. Our Information Technology (I.T.) staff, in particular, is to be congratulated for painstaking preparation and diligent follow through. Across the country, at ports of entry large and small, the men and women of the Customs Service stood watch. Your vigilance prevented suspected terrorists from entering the United States in recent weeks. Unknown additional threats may have been deterred as a result. The role of U.S. Customs in safeguarding America on this momentous date is now a matter of record. It is also a matter for history. The words of the medal citation for our Port Angeles inspectors is fitting for the entire Customs family today: You have brought great credit upon yourselves, the United States Customs Service, and the United States of America. Congratulations for outstanding work. Raymond W. Kelly
