Copyright 1999 The New York Times Company
The New
York Times
June 19, 1999, Saturday, Late Edition - Final
SECTION: Section A; Page 14; Column
5; Editorial Desk
LENGTH: 132 words
HEADLINE: Tort Reform: It's Lawyers
Against the Rest of Us
BODY:
To the Editor:
Justice is in a sorry state when the computer industry has the political
muscle (money) to get a law passed limiting its liability for its own negligence
("Senate Passes Bill to Curb Lawsuits From Year 2000 Bug," Business Day, June
16). It is amazing that the industry trembles in fear of being sued for selling
a faulty product. It is also astounding that the Senate is knuckling under to
the industry's money and claims that such immunity would be good for the
economy. Whose economy? Of course it would be good for the computer industry,
but what about small businesses? Where are they to turn when their software
crashes on Jan. 1? Why would software manufacturers fear lawsuits if their
products were sound?
MARK E. SEITELMAN
New York, June 17,
1999 http://www.nytimes.com
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