Title 15 — Commerce and TradeRelease 119-73
§6607 Pleading requirements
Title 15 › Chapter CHAPTER 92— - YEAR 2000 COMPUTER DATE CHANGE › § 6607
Summary
Only Y2K lawsuits must follow extra pleading rules. They do not change other federal or state court procedures except to require more information be filed with the complaint. The complaint must give specific facts and amounts for each damage claimed; describe how any product or service defect appears and present facts showing it is material; and state facts for each part of any claim that create a strong inference the person being sued had the required state of mind.
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Title 15, §6607
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(a)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)In 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)In 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)In 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.
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Rules 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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15 U.S.C. § 6607
Title 15 — Commerce and Trade
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73