Accord reached in Y2K case

WARREN, Mich. - In what may be the first of its kind, a lawsuit involving the Year 2000 computer problem has been settled.

The settlement calls for Tec America Corp. to pay $250,000 to end the litigation brought by Produce Palace International, a Warren, Mich., grocer, according to Brian Parker, Produce Palace's attorney.

Mr. Parker said his client bought a computerized cash register system manufactured by Tee America in 1995. Immediately, the system began crashing when processing payments by credit cards that expire after 1999. The system was sold by All American Cash Register, a vendor also named in the suit that has yet to settle the case. Produce Palace brought …