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Who's responsible for Y2K warnings?

While senators are battling about liabililty bills, a lawsuit focuses on who is responsible for letting consumers know whether what they're buying will be immune to millennium bugs.

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Who's responsible is a key question in Y2K issues from courtrooms to the Beltway. While senators are battling about liabililty bills, a lawsuit focuses on who is responsible for letting consumers know whether what they're buying will be immune to millennium bugs.

"A lawsuit claims selling products without advising consumers on Y2K compliance amounts to 'unfair business practice.'"

 


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