LawSight - Columns & Features - Articles The major steps the team and legal organization must are most critical, and to prioritizeY2k work on of copier or similar services, publications of directories http://www.lawsight.com/ls_articles/y2ktask.htm
Extractions: This article will describe a practical approach for the legal organization (law firms, legal departments and other similar groups) to identify and address these Y2k problems. Where Do We Stand? Unlike most other human endeavors, addressing the Year 2000 problem is subject to an immovable deadline; while Y2k related problems may begin much earlier, January 1, 2000 is an absolute 'last date' for non-compliant systems. Though considerable and encouraging progress has been made, it is clear that, in business, government and other important areas of computing, we are behind in locating and fixing the breadth of Y2k problems which we face. History is also unkind, as our collective record in bringing computer projects in on deadline is spotty at best. How Do Lawyers Solve the Problem? The prescription for solving Y2k problems is straightforward. Identify your computer-supported functions (especially those which cannot be done without), learn which of those items has Year 2000 problems, and fix or replace those which you identify. In parallel with that process, identify alternative methods of performing absolutely critical functions, should best-laid plans fail, hidden flaws arise , or unknown outside factors intervene. This article will outline practical means and methods to accomplish these goals.
The Lane Report November 1998 The Lane Report is a regular notice of legal, financial and public policy issuesof Millennium Bug. Others describe it as the y2k problem. Either http://www.marcjlane.com/LaneReport/9811LR.html
Extractions: The Lane Report is a regular notice of legal, financial and public policy issues of special concern to small businesses and those who manage their successes. The Law Offices of Marc J. Lane and its financial services affiliates offer successful people a strategic, multidisciplinary approach to tax, investment, corporate, estate and insurance planning.
Risk Y2K On-Line Resources L. Hock http//www.year2000law.net/legal/tmjb7.htm. Pages http//irs.ustreas.ogv/prod/news/y2k/. Issuesand Consequences by Public Companies, Investment http://www.riskworld.com/websites/webfiles/ws9aaY2K.htm
Extractions: Departments RiskWorld Homepage Search Jobs Books ... News Groups Internal Web Sites Federal Risk Commission Law Group Y2K On-Line Resources RiskWorld has compiled the following on-line resources regarding the Year 2000 computer problem, in which computer software programs that record dates using only the last two digits of the year potentially could fail if "00" were read as "1900" in the new millenium. These web sites contain information on Y2K risks, corporate disclosure requirements, reprogramming efforts, legal issues, and solutions. (Editor's note: To submit a web site to this listing for consideration, contact Amy Reed, e-mail
Extractions: Richard A. Belz has been involved with the Legal Technology Institute in various capacities, including working with the Florida Supreme Court Y2K Trial Court Assessment, " The Y2K Resource Handbook and Planning Guide for Lawyers Mr. Belz received his B.A. in mathematics, cum laude, from Marist College. He received his J.D., with Honors, in June 1975 from the University of Florida College of Law and was elected to the Order of the Coif and Phi Kappa Phi. He also attended the National Institute for Trial Advocacy in Boulder, Colorado.
Extractions: Florida Supreme Court The State of Florida Office of the State Court Administrator and the Florida Supreme Court retained the services of the Legal Technology Institute to assess the Year 2000 readiness of the State of Florida State Trial Courts. There are 67 County Courts and 20 Circuit Courts in Florida. The Legal Technology Institute prepared a Four Phase Strategic Approach: LTI prepared a "Y2K Resource Handbook for State Trial Courts" to provide the individual courts with educational information and resources to assess their Y2K readiness. LTI also published a "Y2K Initiative for State Trial Courts Newsletter", to help Trial Courts keep abreast of Y2K developments. LTI prepared two extensive survey questionnaires - one for Court Case Management Systems and Hardware and one for Court Desktop Systems and Hardware. The surveys were distributed to all County and Circuit Courts with detailed instructions. LTI collected all questionnaires and entered the data into a custom designed database for evaluation and analysis. A comprehensive written report was prepared and presented to the State of Florida Court Technology Commission, Florida Supreme Court, and the Office of the State Court Administrator.
Reed Smith :: Library Certification regarding y2k compliance is no different spread criticism from the mediaand the public. doctrine, which is the general legal provision providing http://www.reedsmith.com/library/publicationView.cfm?itemid=3544
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
Extractions: June 17, 1999 by Doug Bandow Doug Bandow is a senior fellow at the Cato Institute and former special assistant to President Reagan. The coming new millennium means different things to different people. Some fatalists believe it presages the end of the world. Some religious people believe it portends the return of Christ. Some lawyers believe it promises yet another financial cornucopia. Hundreds of disputes over the Y2K bug have already been settled out of court and at least 100 lawsuits have been filed. Several are class actions. One plaintiff alleges everything but the kitchen sink: fraud and deceptive trade practices, breaches of express and implied warranties, and negligence. Moreover, a number of cases in states like California and New York have been dismissed without prejudice, meaning they can be refiled, since no injury has yet occurred. Come Jan. 1 they are likely to reappear, along with a flood of new actions. Presumably at least some software makers should be liable for at least some of the expense of fixing the Y2K bug. Yet the issue is complex. Given the cost of memory and perceived half-life of software at the time, designers could be seen as having acted reasonably.
ACCOUNTANT S HOME PAGE (cpa, Tax, Audit, Webtrust, Accounting Law. Cyberlaw; Internet/technology law; EZ legal Forms Laws; Lawyer s Weekly publications;legal Resources; AHP Law search GO TO TOP. News and Magazine Search Tools. http://www.computercpa.com/indexahp.html
Extractions: "No advertiser can buy our recommendation; however, they are encouraged to try." Destinations: [Accountants - Misc resources related to] [Accountants - Lists] [Accounting Profession] [Accounting Software - Dealers] ... [XML] AHP 2K is a launching point for CPAs or other accountants searching for Internet resources. It is not a list of CPA firms or an advertising vehicle. However, if your firm provides (or has links to) resources of interest to the accounting profession, please let us know. A service of:
Extractions: In 1999, NACCB scored a significant legislative victory for IT staffing firms potentially saving millions of dollars in unnecessary legal fees from unwarranted and frivolous lawsuits due to Y2K failures. On July 20, 1999 President Clinton signed public law 106-37, the Y2K Act. This enactment largely removes mounting pressure over the impending Y2K computer crisis. The protections offered by the new law will allow NACCB member firms and their IT professionals to address Y2K problems with less fear of unwarranted and frivolous lawsuits. As stated in the Y2K Act, one of its purposes is to "establish uniform legal standards that give all business. . . incentives to solve year 2000 computer date-change problems before they develop." It is important to understand that this Act does not provide carte blanche protection from liability in cases involving Y2K remediation. However, there are a number of provisions that are important to the IT staffing industry and for which NACCB fought very hard. Before those are detailed, it is vital to ascertain whether specific cases that arise from remediation are covered under the Act. If you have questions regarding coverage prior to entering into a contract it is advisable for you to contact an attorney who can verify your legal standing. The following provisions are important to note, and were supported by NACCB: (1) pre-litigation notice requirements, (2) duty for plaintiffs to mitigate damages, (3) punitive damages limitations, and (4) proportionate liability protections.
The Year 2000 Problem Law Office Management Program the publication and y2k checklist The Year 2000Problem and the legal Profession Managing the Risks Anthony E. Davis http://home.earthlink.net/~laanderson/y2k.htm
Extractions: March 28, 1999 Following this list that I have moved from other pages you will find how I personally have prepared for this world dilemna. Texas Congress has a 1999 bill that will limit liability and/or establish statutes of limitation for Y2K problems. U. S. Congress has a "Y2K ACT" that establishes a S/L to end 2/1/2002S.96, by Sen. McCain. The House has a "Year 2000 Consumer Protection Plan Act of 1999" that is sponsored by Rep. Donald Manzullo, R-IllH.R.192. "LAW OFFICE COMPUTING" has a Feb/Mar 1999 article "Y2K Action Guide" - "Steps you can take now to protect your firm and your clinents from Y2K fallout." David P. Vandagriff, Daryl Tehima, Joesph L. Kashi, Traci Savide, Thomas Boedecker. LAW OFFICE Y2K MANUAL - Univ. of Florida AMERICAN BAR ASSN - Y2K C.P.A., Amer. Instit. of Federal Acquisition Regulation on Y2K GSA policy ... Novell NetWare - used by law firms PETER DE JAGER - access to Law Center for Year 2000 PRACTISING LAW INSTITUTE - Y2K Events PLI-Y2KLAW@PLI.EDU
VARBusiness | Tools Of The Trade For legal education, including training events, discussion groups, y2k listserv andpublications, call (800) 2604754, or visit The Practicing Law Institute s http://www.varbusiness.com/mgmt/mgmt.asp?ArticleID=7512
UNBSJ Ward Chipman Library Business Internet Law Information, Chapter 5, A Survey of legal Issues Relating 2000, and for other purposes,Public Law 106 y2k Congressional Hearings, US House of Representatives. http://www.unbsj.ca/library/subject/cyberlaw.htm
WI Lawyer July 1999: Legal News & Trends a reality for the Wisconsin legal community on Committee on Citation Formats, thepublication is available Bar sections offer fasttrack y2k dispute resolution. http://www.wisbar.org/wislawmag/1999/07/trends.html
Extractions: Make a Selection Archive Advertising Editorial Board Feedback Staff Subscriptions Writing Guidelines Wisconsin Lawyer Main Navigation Vol. 72, No. 7, July 1999 The Wisconsin Supreme Court recently accepted an American Bar Association (ABA) offer to review and evaluate the Board of Attorneys Professional Responsibility (BAPR), the supreme court agency that regulates lawyer discipline. The ABA Center for Professional Responsibility will conduct the evaluation in mid-July at no cost to the Wisconsin court system. The ABA's confidential report will be submitted to the supreme court by Sept. 7, in time for the supreme court's Sept. 14 public hearing on BAPR and the structure of Wisconsin's lawyer discipline system. A team of five or six experts from the ABA Standing Committee on Professional Discipline will conduct the evaluation. The team will spend approximately five days interviewing BAPR staff, board members and other volunteers, bar officials, complainants, respondents' counsel, and members of the Wisconsin Supreme Court and the judiciary. The team also will review court rules, reports, and statistics, and sample disciplinary files. BAPR Chair Sharren Rose welcomes the ABA review. "The BAPR board has previously considered using the ABA's services," she recalls. "This visit should be very helpful. The ABA team will provide useful input concerning how our system compares with those of other states and how we can do better. It's a healthy process that every agency should undertake regularly."
Extractions: this page, simply close the new window on your browser Census Bureau Data Ferret Center Searchable US census database. Case Law Cornell Index of Opinions Versus Law (fee based) Lawyer's Weekly Archive searching is free, case retrieval is fee-based Congressional Directory: Published by the House of Representatives. Updated periodically on-line, making the on-line version more up-to-date than print versions. FBI FOIPA Electronic Reading Room: Access to a collection of Freedom of Information Act information, including files on Marilyn Monroe and other celebrities. FDIC: Law, Regulations, Related Acts: Federal Civil Trials Searchable database of federal court actions for the last 17 years. Searchable by subject matter area, decision for plaintiff or defendant, amount of award, amount of damages requested, and other similar factors. The Federal Courts Law Review Articles by magistrate judges on matters such as discrimination suits, damages in employment cases, voir dire. Site also includes an explanation of the magistrate system.
Favourite Links Year 2000 related links were correct at the time of original publication in 1998 listedas emaander of some of the snake oil sales personnel involved in y2k. http://www.pcprofile.com/flinks.htm
Extractions: e-Document automation allows companies to streamline business processes, expedite the communication of information to suppliers and customers, and reduce costs. One Touch Global specializes in automating business to business communication using Fax Software, Fax Server, Document Imaging, and Data Collection systems: Anti-Piracy sites Business Software Alliance - BSA (USA) BSA Anti-Piracy Site Software Piracy (the above site was the Software Publishers Association - SPA - USA) Business Software Association of Australia (BSAA) Federation Against Software Theft - FAST (UK) http://www.profserve.com/
Lawlists.txt ADMLPROF is available for sharing tips and resources for study, teaching, or research, sharing recent developments, engaging in friendly debate, meeting new friends and keeping up with old ones. http://www.lib.uchicago.edu/~llou/lawlists/lawlists.txt
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