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Industry sector of next company to be sued for having a web site that blind people can't read?
No reports of any other sectors being sued regarding their websites
Background:
In which industry sector will the next law suit be filed for a large corporation (over 30B capitalization) for having a web site that blind people cannot read?
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/08/27/BAG212JF6N.DTL
http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/080827/target_class_action_suit.html?.v=5
For a description of the market sectors, see:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GICS
I grouped Energy and Utilities together, assuming that they probably would not be a likely target seperately, and added an "any other" category for anything that may not be covered, although the list looks fairly comprehensive.
Settlement details:As reported by a major mainstream news source.
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| Consumer Discretionary |
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| Any other outcome, including none by 12/31 |
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- Activity: H$19,983 |
- Predictions: 33 |
Comments: 8
Suspend date: Sun 20th Dec 2009 3:59pm PST
Settlement date: Sat 16th Jan 6:06am PST
Prediction cut-off: Predictions on this question after Sun 20th Dec 2009 3:59pm PST have been voided because they were made after the question could be settled
Initial likelihoods: Utilities or Energy: 15%, Materials: 10%, Industrials: 10%, Consumer Discretionary: 10%, Consumer Staples: 10%, Health Care: 10%, Financials: 10%, Information Technology: 10%, Telecommunication Services: 10%, Any other outcome, including none by 12/31: 5%
Action history:
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: Suspension date extended until the end of the year and option edited to allow for no company being sued.
Please take a look at your wagers and make any revisions you feel necessary.
randburg
: This question has been suspended for more than fourteen days without settlement. Can this question please be settled at this time? Many Thanks! bayoubear: No reports of any other sectors being sued regarding their websites 
Suspend date: Sun 20th Dec 2009 3:59pm PST
Settlement date: Sat 16th Jan 6:06am PST
Prediction cut-off: Predictions on this question after Sun 20th Dec 2009 3:59pm PST have been voided because they were made after the question could be settled details 
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Unfortunately, Hubdub does not yet have more than 30B capitalization, so it would not qualify for this question. (In the second sentence of the details.)
I saw this news & thought it was scary (from back in December of 2006):
Texas legislator introduces bill to allow blind people to hunt http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16157202/
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D99QH0K00&show_article=1&catnum=0
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) - Several blind people were able to get behind the wheel of a new high-tech vehicle designed by Virginia Tech engineering students.
Twenty blind people took turns maneuvering the retrofitted dune buggy Friday in a parking lot at the University of Maryland. The test drive capped a National Federation for the Blind summer camp for 200 blind youth from across the country.
Virginia Tech was the only university to take on a 2004 challenge from the federation to build a vehicle that could let blind people drive.
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