2004 US Code
Title 15 - COMMERCE AND TRADE
CHAPTER 92 - YEAR 2000 COMPUTER DATE CHANGE
Sec. 6607 - Pleading requirements
View MetadataPublication Title | United States Code, 2000 Edition, Supplement 4, Title 15 - COMMERCE AND TRADE |
Category | Bills and Statutes |
Collection | United States Code |
SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
Contained Within | Title 15 - COMMERCE AND TRADE CHAPTER 92 - YEAR 2000 COMPUTER DATE CHANGE Sec. 6607 - Pleading requirements |
Contains | section 6607 |
Date | 2004 |
Laws in Effect as of Date | January 3, 2005 |
Positive Law | No |
Disposition | standard |
Source Credit | Pub. L. 106-37, §8, July 20, 1999, 113 Stat. 198. |
Statutes at Large Reference | 113 Stat. 198 |
Public Law Reference | Public Law 106-37 |
§6607. Pleading requirements (a) Application with rules of civil procedure
This section applies exclusively to Y2K actions and, except to the extent that this section requires additional information to be contained in or attached to pleadings, nothing in this section is intended to amend or otherwise supersede applicable rules of Federal or State civil procedure.
(b) Nature and amount of damagesIn all Y2K actions in which damages are requested, there shall be filed with the complaint a statement of specific information as to the nature and amount of each element of damages and the factual basis for the damages calculation.
(c) Material defectsIn any Y2K action in which the plaintiff alleges that there is a material defect in a product or service, there shall be filed with the complaint a statement of specific information regarding the manifestations of the material defects and the facts supporting a conclusion that the defects are material.
(d) Required state of mindIn any Y2K action in which a claim is asserted on which the plaintiff may prevail only on proof that the defendant acted with a particular state of mind, there shall be filed with the complaint, with respect to each element of that claim, a statement of the facts giving rise to a strong inference that the defendant acted with the required state of mind.
(Pub. L. 106–37, §8, July 20, 1999, 113 Stat. 198.)
References in TextRules of Federal civil procedure, referred to in subsec. (a), are contained in the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure which are set out in the Appendix to Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure.
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