On Wed, 15 Feb 1995, Schatz Paquin ( Michael A. Trittipo) wrote:
> On February 15, 1995, Jamie Love referred again to the Chairman's Mark of HR
> 830 section 3518(f) as the "West Provision." No doubt there's some
> testimony to the power of repetition; but the Chairman, in announcing his
> decision not to hold hearings, very clearly noted that the section had
> "_incorrectly_ become known as the Westlaw provision."
Michael Trittipo, whose law firm represent's West on this matter,
should read the following excerpt from the February 18, 1995 "Daily
Report for Executives," by BNA (available online from LEXIS).
The committee's chief counsel told BNA it was he, as
suggested by Kanjorski during the hearing, who was
approached on behalf of West Publishing with the suggested
language. He said he was contacted by former Reps. Vin
Weber (R-MN) and Gerry Sikorski, both of whom lobby
for Minnesota-based West. The counsel, Kevin Sabo, said
he believed, after additional consultation with others,
that the language had broader benefits for interests
beyond West.
The full BNA account of the mark-up makes for pretty good reading.
For example, apparently Rep. Davis, who backed the West provision,
had been general counsel with the data company PRC Inc.
Now, since Michael works in the same law firm as Gerry Sikorski,
perhaps he can tell us what Kevin Sabo was referring to in his interview
with BNA.
jamie
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