Faulty software means business for litigators

A legal niche is forming as computer technology becomes more pervasive. There are more opportunities for clients to seek damages from malfunctioning computer systems, since computer technology is used for an increasing number of purposes. Car accidents, medical misdiagnosis and incorrect accounting and inventory lists are some ramifications of failing computer systems. The opportunity for technology to malfunction is greater now than it was in the early 1980s, according to computer-litigation specialist Clyde 'Buzz' H. Wilson, Jr. Boston plaintiffs' lawyer Bruce Bierhans thinks that the majority of litigation is going to center on computer performance in the 21st century. Most cases now involve companies blaming faulty software for lost profits.