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Look in the pharmaceutical industry, devices, and quality issues - documentation is everything in these industries.
I don't know the link, I'm sure others do. The most well-known documentation flub had to do with a shuttle disaster. The error was traced to documentation!
Hope this helps for a starter...
Deborah
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From: techwr-l-bounces+d_hemstreet=rambam -dot- health -dot- gov -dot- il -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com [mailto:techwr-l-bounces+d_hemstreet=rambam -dot- health -dot- gov -dot- il -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com] On Behalf Of Simon
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Subject: product documentation liability
I have been browsing through Google and trying to find cases where manufacturers(or software company) is fined or cases brought against them for their inadequate or simply bad documentation because there is incidents or customer dissatisfaction involved. Are you aware of cases like this?
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