Computer System Failure and Related News

March 2005

Jeff Parmet to speak at the 2005 International IT Law Conference, to be held June 9-10 2005 at Southwestern University School of Law in Los Angeles. Click here to review the press release.

February 1, 2004

CIO Magazine publishes an article on software failure litigation entitled, “You Sue, You Lose: The High Cost of Litigation” by Scott Berinato. The article addresses the perils of litigating software failure cases; provides advice on how to draft contract language that will help avoid failed computer projects; urges the CIO to get involved early; and recommends mediation as the first line of defense. “The Moral of This Story: Stay Out of Court”.
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August 16, 2003

The Journal of Information Law and Technology (JILT) publishes an article entitled "Information Technology Litigation and Software Failure" which comments on the reasons for a steadily increasing volume of computer system failure disputes and summarizes the theories of liability generally used by litigants in software failures cases. A number of leading cases are discussed.
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July 15, 2003

Jeff Parmet co-authors "Protecting Intellectual Property During the Internet Age."
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May 13, 2003

Electronic Discovery
Zubulake v. UBS Warburg LLC, 2003 WL 21087136 (S.D.N.Y. May 13, 2003) - Cost shifting criteria modified.
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March 25, 2003

Computer system project success rates have increased to just over a third or 34% of all projects. This is a 100% plus improvement over the 16% rate in 1994. Project failures have declined to 15% of all projects, which is more than half the 31% in 1994. Challenged projects account for the remaining 51%, according to Latest Standish Group CHAOS Report.
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