Software publishers take interest in UCC: industry wants revisions to reflect specific needs, permit liability disclaimers

Article Abstract:

The software industry is concerned about Uniform Commercial Code Article 2 revisions which would attempt to create a common approach to sale of goods contracts without treating software separately. The revisions would create a general hub from which specific regulations would be generated to deal with complex issues such as terms and conditions of purchase that are printed on the wrapping of many software packages. The software industry wants conditions that limit liability to be supported but in general approves of the revisions.

Prepackaged software, Computer Software, Software Publishers, Software, Product liability, Copyright, Copyrights, Products liability

---

Two wins for class action objectors

Article Abstract:

Judges in two separate class actions agreed in February and April 1996 with objectors, voiding one agreement entirely and cutting $20 million from the requested attorney fees in the other. A federal judge in the Southern District of Ohio reduced fees from $33 million to $10.25 million plus 10% of future payments, after the consumer group Public Citizen objected. Another in Chicago, IL, threw out an agreement by 15 pharmaceutical makers when retail pharmacists raised concerns. A $1.3 asbestos case settlement may be next.

Class actions (Civil procedure), Compromise and settlement, Cases, Class action lawsuits, Settlements (Law), Political activity, Ohio, Illinois, Public Citizen (Washington, D.C.)

---

The politics of death: dispute over defender organizations mirrors debate over death penalty

Article Abstract:

The House of Representatives' July decision to cut off funding for death penalty resource centers has provoked angry words on both sides of the issue. Backers of the program say the centers develop expertise in the specific habeas corpus issues involved, ultimately saving money and speeding up executions. Opponents claim the centers, located in 20 of the 38 states with the death penalty, act as anti-death-sentence think tanks to slow down every phase of death penalty litigation. The Senate looked at the issue in Sept.

Political aspects, Public defenders, Capital punishment

Similar abstracts:

• Abstracts: Software left unprotected; in keeping with recent trends, the 1st Circuit limits copyrightability of computer programs
• Abstracts: Software as "machine DNA": arguments for patenting useful computer disks per se. Computer software "article of manufacture" patents
• Abstracts: Winning the information revolution. Get it in writing: lawyers often fail to document due diligence in securities offerings
• Abstracts: New telecom law gets rough treatment in courts; three federal decisions strike key provisions of the telephone deregulation law
• Abstracts: Applying adequate protection payments from postpetition rents: do they reduce the debt? Local bankruptcy court rules and procedures: needed relief for the national practitioner

This website is not affiliated with document authors or copyright owners. This page is provided for informational purposes only. Unintentional errors are possible.