Legal Obligation(s) of ARIN services??

[Christopher McKeen]

In this posting "ARIN" refers to an entity that will operate a pay IP
Address registry.

If ARIN would become a reality, ISP's will be paying out thousands of
dollars per year for the 'privilege' of having numeric addresses for their
machines and modems.  If so, then these fees then would be considered a
commercial purchase of service(s).

To what extent will ARIN assume its legal obligations to its customers
and assure them that these services will be carried out in the professional
and reliable manner that represents the price paid for these services?

For example:  Suppose John Q. Isp pays ARIN for address
space registration.  At some point in time ARIN fails to administer
service or fails to maintain service in such a way that causes John Q. Isp
financial and 'professional image' damages.

Does John Q. Isp have legal recourse to recover those damages through a
lawsuit against ARIN in a U.S. Court of Law?

Thank you,
Chris