Dueling software makers: company president claims badmouthing in suit against competitor, then lobs his own allegations

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LegalTech Inc. is suing Vertek OIS Inc. for alleged slander of the LegalTech vocational software and yet is publicly making the same criticisms of the Vertek product as are named in the suit. The issue is whether Vertek has been telling customers that the LifeStep software package contains errors that could potentially harm a person's life by resulting in insurance denial due to inaccurately denying disability. Vertek denies having made any such statements to customers and is willing to test the two systems to determine which is the better product.

Prepackaged software, Software Publishers, Health Practitioner Software Pkgs (Micro, Software, Disability evaluation, Rehabilitation, Medical practice software, Slander

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Playing against hype: computer giant claims allegations in pretrial press release are libelous, sues plaintiff and counsel

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Hewlett Packard Co may not be able to prove the libel it accuses the Computer Aid Co of in a press release made by Computer Aid when filing a software piracy suit against Hewlett Packard. Experts do not want attorneys to have to worry about statements made on behalf of a client as long as they resemble the allegations made in court and are also concerned about the potential lawyer-client conflict set up by the claim.

Hewlett-Packard Co., HWP, Computer Aid Inc.

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Travel, phone records sought in libel suit; tobacco company claims documents needed to identify 'Deep Cough' source

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R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. has filed a libel suit against ABC because of a story aired in 1994 on the newsmagazine 'Day One.' In the story, a confidential source claimed tobacco companies manipulated cigarettes' nicotine content to keep smokers addicted. Reynolds has been trying to learn the identity of the confidential source, while ABC has claimed confidentiality.

Confidential communications, Journalistic privilege, R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., Television feature stories

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