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Dien Rice
October 13, 2006, 07:05 PM
Who'd a thunk it?

It turns out, just a single extra comma in a contract is going to cost one company an extra $2.13 million bucks...

Read the story below...

I guess this is why those lawyers who draw up contracts get such hefty fees... (The lawyer who drew this up should get a $2.13 million deduction from his next pay packet!)

Cheers,

Dien

P.S. Link below...

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20060806.wr-rogers07/BNStory/Business/home

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