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Juries find keyboards not guilty

Library Systems Newsletter [September 1998]

A New York jury has found that computer keyboards do not cause musculo-skeletal disorders-the broad term for a variety of ailments, including repetitive strain injury. The jury also decided that manufacturers do not have a duty to warn users. The case of Gonzales v. Digital Equipment Corporation was brought by nine plaintiffs who claimed that their problems were due to the design of the Digital keyboard. The defense argued that a combination of job task, work area design, the workers' health, and non-occupational activities is most likely responsible for the plaintiffs' problems. The jury agreed. The August decision comes only three months after a similar case against IBM was won by that company.

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Publication Year:1998
Type of Material:Article
Language English
Published in: Library Systems Newsletter
Publication Info:Volume 18 Number 09
Issue:September 1998
Page(s):70
Publisher:American Library Association
Place of Publication:Chicago, IL
Notes:Howard S. White, Editor-in-Chief; Richard W. Boss, Contributing Editor
Subject: Ergonomics
ISSN:0277-0288
Record Number:5803
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