Title 15, Commerce and TradeRelease 119-102
§6609 Application of Existing Impossibility or Commercial Impracticability Doctrines
Title 15 › CHAPTER 92 — YEAR 2000 COMPUTER DATE CHANGE › § 6609
Summary
Decisions about whether the defenses called impossibility or commercial impracticability apply in Y2K contract cases must follow the law that was in effect on January 1, 1999. Nothing in this chapter takes away a party’s right to raise or use those defenses.
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Title 15, §6609
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In any Y2K action for breach or repudiation of contract, the applicability of the doctrines of impossibility and commercial impracticability shall be determined by the law in existence on January 1, 1999. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as limiting or impairing a party’s right to assert defenses based upon such doctrines.
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15 U.S.C. § 6609
Title 15, Commerce and Trade
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102