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Products Liability In The New Millennium: Products Liability And The Y2k Crisis, Philip J. Landau Jan 1999

Products Liability In The New Millennium: Products Liability And The Y2k Crisis, Philip J. Landau

Richmond Journal of Law & Technology

Imagine the following scenario. It's December 31, 1999 and two minutes until midnight. The champagne has just been poured and everyone is joyfully preparing to welcome in the new millennium. The clock ticks and the countdown begins. While millions of New Yorkers push and shove, millions more gather around television sets to catch a glimpse of the famous "ball" as it begins its descent in Times Square. Five . . . Four . . . Three . . . Two . . . One . . . "Happy New Year!!!" Little does the crowd know, that as they disperse and …


Annual Survey Of Virginia Law: 1999 Technology Legislation In Virginia, Diane E. Horvath, John S. Jung Jan 1999

Annual Survey Of Virginia Law: 1999 Technology Legislation In Virginia, Diane E. Horvath, John S. Jung

University of Richmond Law Review

During its 1999 Session, the Virginia General Assembly passed sixty-four pieces oflegislation related to technology that were signed into law. Of these, eighteen bills and resolutions were proposed by the Joint Commission on Technology and Science ("JCOTS").


Lawyers, Law, And Contract Formation: Comments On Daniel Keating's 'Exploring The Battle Of The Forms In Action', Robert K. Rasumssen Jan 1999

Lawyers, Law, And Contract Formation: Comments On Daniel Keating's 'Exploring The Battle Of The Forms In Action', Robert K. Rasumssen

Michigan Law Review

Attempting to infuse the austerity of theory with a dose of reality, an intrepid group of legal scholars has left the security of the office and ventured into the work-a-day world of commercial practices. The information that they have gathered and are sharing with the rest of us is furthering our understanding of the interaction between commercial law and commercial practice. Embedded in much of the research they have generated is the not-so-flattering conclusion that law professors suffer from a self-serving bias. Those of us in the academy engage in the assumption, often unstated or even unacknowledged, that the law …