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To: Brent D. Beal who wrote (15616)	4/28/1998 10:57:00 AM
From: JDN	Respond to of 31646

Dear Brent: That question has been asked before and Managements response is that it is covered contractually. I am not an attorney so cannot advise as to whether or not that will do it. JDN

To: Brent D. Beal who wrote (15616)	4/28/1998 12:05:00 PM
From: Norman Stone	Respond to of 31646

Good question. Litigiousness hobbles Y2K remediation. Currently, it is forcing companies to keep their plans under wraps, and preventing the issue from getting the exposure it deserves. I have to believe that if the liability burden is perceived as an obstacle -- scaring off solution providers -- the government will throw its support behind the solution-providers. This may take the form of subsidized insurance, or even legislating liability caps (h*ll, if they can do it for tobacco...), or simply upholding the contractual arrangements between the Y2K-SP's and their clients. The horrors of 1-1-2000 are going to be real enough, without adding "injury" to injury, and the government has a tendency to do whatever is necessary to keep its tax base healthy...