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Legal Notice
If you purchased certain Presario Computers from
Compaq Computer Corporation on or after October 31,1995,
your rights may be affected by a class action lawsuit.
A lawsuit is pending in the District Court of
Cleveland County. Oklahoma entitled Under, es a/,
v. Compaq Computer Corporation, Case No. CJ-03-
969 L (the “Lawsuit”). The Lawsuit, brought by
Stephen and Beverly Grider (“Plaintiffs”), claims
that Compaq Computer Corporation (“Compaq”)
sold computers with an allegedly defective part,
which Plaintiffs claim could cause the loss or
corruption of data written to or read from a floppy
disk. By Order dated September 23,2005, the Court
held that the Lawsuit may proceed as a class action
and appointed Plaintiffs as class representatives.
The Class has been defined as all persons who on
or after October 31. 1995, purchased any one or
more of the following Compaq model computers:
(Presario desktops) 2266, 2275, 2281. 2285 V. 2286,
2412E5. 2416E5. 5070, 5184. 5185, 5301. 5304,
53048. 5340. 5345, 5360. 5365. 5410. 5440, 5441.
5451, 5452. 5460. 5461. 5465 and 5710 or (Presario
laptops) 1700 Series, being 17XL266. 17XL274,
17XL264, 17XL260, 17XL261. 17XL262. 17XL275.
17XL265 and 1700T[CTO] (the “Class Models”).
Plaintiffs claim that the presence of the allegedly
defective part in the computers entitles the members
of the Class to remedies under the Compaq warranty
or, in the alternative, money as compensation for
breach of the warranty or duties of repair arising
under the warranty. Compaq denies these allegations
and additionally denies any liability or damages in the
Lawsuit. The Court has not yet ruled on the merits of
Plaintiffs' claims or Compaq's defenses. A judgment
in the lawsuit, whether in favor of or against
Plaintiffs, will bind all members of the Class w ho do
not request exclusion from the Class.
The deadline for requesting exclusion from the
Class for those who receive individual notice is
January 21. 2008. Oklahoma law provides that those
to whom individual notice was not directed may
request exclusion from the Class at any time before
the issue of liability is determined, and commencing
an individual action before the issue of liability is
determined shall be the equivalent of requesting
exclusion from the Class. The date on which the
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issue of liability may be determined is not certain at
this time. A Class member may request exclusion by
mailing a written request to:
Gary Neale Reger
Orgain. Bell & Tucker, L.L.P.
470 Orleans, 4th Floor
P.O. Box 1751
Beaumont, TX 77704-1751
Jimmy K. Goodman
Crowe & Dunlevy
1800 Mid-America Tower
20 North Broadwav
Oklahoma City. OK 73102
Your written request for exclusion must set forth
your name, address, the Class Model or Models you
purchased and the following statement: “I do not
want to be a part of the Grider v. Compaq Computer
Corporation class action. I understand that if I am
excluded. 1 will not be able to participate in any
recovery and 1 will not be bound by any judgment for
or against the Class. Please exclude me.” In
addition, commencing your own individual action
before the issue of liability is determined in the
Lawsuit shall be the equivalent of requesting
exclusion from the Class.
Any Class member who does not request
exclusion may. if the Class member so desires, enter
an appearance through counsel at his/her own
expense. If you do not exclude yourself from the
Class and arc finally determined to be a Class
member: (1) you will be bound by any judgment in
the Lawsuit (whether favorable or not); (2) you will
be entitled to share in any settlement or other
recovery for the Class in the Lawsuit: and (3) you
will be barred from bringing any other claim,
law suit or cause of action against Compaq that you
may have arising from your purchase or use of any
of the Class Models.
This is only summary notice. For a more detailed
notice, please visit www.Grider-v-Compaq.com
or call the following toll-free number:
1-888-271-6735.
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SPECIAL kids’ HEALTH-REPORT
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dally green environments, provides a
uniquely engaging environment for this
type of play.
Louv: Kids who play in natural areas
with bushes and trees instead of
blacktop—have been shown to engage in
more creative and cooperative play That’s
just one of the value-added benefits.
Erickson: And nature piques kids’
curiosity, leading to won
derful scientific learning.
Plus, there’s encouraging
research showing that an
early connection to na
ture leads kids to grow
up as better stewards of
the environment.
As Richard notes in
Last Child in the Woods, the obesity
epidemic coincides with a record
high increase in organized sports
for kids. How does that correlate
with the need for more outdoor play?
Erickson: Obesity relates not only
to activity level but also to the type and
quantity of food we eat. That said, in
organized sports, kids often have little
actual playtime. But watch a group of
children in a wooded area, and you’ll
see them running, climbing over things,
then dashing over to whatever captures
their attention next.
Mitchell: Last summer, my sons built
a fort out of storage pallets and hay at
our ranch. That project took them all
weekend. They were like beavers, con
stantly moving back and forth between
our bam and the woods. Sports are more
about following directions to the letter.
They’re great for discipline and can
have mental and physical benefits
but they don’t leave room for the imagi
nation. Kids get bored so easily because
they don’t have the amount of time we
did, when we were young, to just play.
What do parents do if there aren’t
woods around to play in?
Mitchell: Kids will find fascinating
things to explore anywhere. My sister,
who lives in Brooklyn, takes her scout
den on hikes across a bridge and lets
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USA WEEKEND* Nov. 16-18,2007
them discover which side of the bridge
the moss is growing on. If you can’t get
to a pond or lake, then find a puddle.
How can parents make sure their
kids are making the best use of
their outdoor time?
Erickson: They don’t have to! It
shouldn’t be an organized lesson. Left to
themselves, kids learn to build a fort or
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“If you can’t
get to a pond
or lake, then
find a puddle.”
- Dr. Tedd Mitchell
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snippets, they’ll never learn about the
rewards of completing tasks that re
quire a longer-term approach.
Louv: The pace of play in nature is
self-regulated rather than machine
regulated. The kind of time spent in na
ture may increase attention span and
stimulate the senses.
What kind of time commitment to
nature do kids need to make?
Louv: Some time is better than none.
More is better than some. Scientifically
speaking, we can’t pinpoint that yet.
How should families get started?
Louv: It’s like beginning to exercise.
You don’t run a 5K on the first day; you
build up to it Speaking of exercise, how
much time are we, as parents, spending
on the treadmill indoors? Get the same
benefit by taking your kids on a hike.
Erickson: Or walk in the neighbor
hood at night Take a chair outside after
dinner and read on the lawn. Just break
the habit of coming home and staying in
side for the rest of the day.
Louv: You have to take the first step.
Nature doesn’t have to be Yosemite. Get
ting in touch with nature doesn’t require
that you load up your charge card with
equipment from REI. ca
Discussion moderated by USA WEEKEND
senior uniter Dennis McCafferty.
use a log to cross a creek.
Mitchell: Building a
treehouse or going on a
hike is a slow process that
requires patience. Com
puter games teach young
people how to think and
react quickly. And that’s
important. But if they
learn everything in quick