What is sad is that these companies can contest those fines and, in this case, get them reduced from $500,000 to about $50,000.
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http://www.fwweekly.com/content.asp?article=3528 It is a really good article and discusses some flaws in the system. It is a long article, but well worth reading. Rusty is a friend of mine and he deals with these situations daily.
