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...Without a doubt, Baskin Robbins is an appealing option for a hungry summer school student studying at Lamont and seeking a quick ice cream fix...
...pushed for the legislation) and its friends among trial lawyers and consumer groups (who just as aggressively opposed it), the Clinton administration accepted the latest compromise bill after some last-minute wavering and tinkering. The final measure tries to encourage mediation and gives companies a 90-day period to fix a computer glitch before a plaintiff can file suit. It also caps punitive damages for small businesses, limits class-action lawsuits and in most cases holds companies liable only for the damage they cause...
...whack at tort reform, but the White House succeeded in keeping the measure limited to Y2K issues." Vice President Al Gore, whose hands were all over the bill because of its possible implications for his presidential candidacy, also worked hard to include incentives that would encourage companies to fix Y2K problems. On the political front, "Republicans maneuvered the legislation so as to force Gore to choose between his political buddies," say Branegan. In the end, the veep and the President decided to come down on the side of their high-tech friends, says Branegan, but only "after pounding...
...proposed bill would encourage mediation and give companies a 90-day period to fix a computer glitch before a plaintiff could file suit. There would be a punitive-damages cap for small businesses, and companies would be held liable only for the portion of damage they cause. ?Both sides would get something,? says TIME senior writer Adam Cohen. Industry would get some protections, but, he says ?the bill would still leave a lot of room for people to go to court.? Some key Democrats, however, want the President to keep insisting that that room be kept as large as possible...