Suits, so far, seem to have been limited to companies in one country suing government organizations in another. I'm not sure that Chapter 11 of NAFTA permits intra-country suits.
The two best-known cases are of a Canadian company suing the State of California to prevent the removal of a toxic gasoline additive (made by the Canadian company), and the suing of a Mexican Town, by an American company, for trying to close down a toxic waste dump that is affecting the residents' health. I cannot imagine a company in another NAFTA country suing a US company for using SI. Bill Potts, CMS Roseville, CA http://metric1.org [SI Navigator] >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On >Behalf Of kilopascal >Sent: Saturday, February 08, 2003 06:29 >To: U.S. Metric Association >Subject: [USMA:24783] RE: Crazy rule in NAFTA treaty > > >2003-02-08 > >Spoof or no spoof, it is possible for a business to sue another >business for >using metric. For example, if a business is looking for companies >to bid on >a project and the proposal that was sent out specified that the metric >system must be used in all correspondences and drawings, a company >that does >not do metric may sue if they feel their bid was turned down because they >failed to submit requested information in metric units. > >Of course it can also work in reverse if a company requested that only the >FFU be used and a metric bidder was shut out for not complying. Whether >such a suit is winnable or not, is up to the lawyers, judges, juries and >courts. But, FFU-ists may try to use the court system to prevent metric >from ever becoming a national standard. > >John > > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Bill Potts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Saturday, 2003-02-08 03:46 >Subject: [USMA:24782] RE: Crazy rule in NAFTA treaty > > >> Han: >> >> Surely you know a spoof when you see one. It's satire. >> >> The spelling of "BusinessWeak" should have tipped you off. >> >> Bill Potts, CMS >> Roseville, CA >> http://metric1.org [SI Navigator] >> >
