Legal Information Alert articles from June 2006

Legal Information Alert archives from June 2006

Don't dilute my coffee! Federal trademark dilution and likely legislative changes.
June 1, 2006... Imagine you can buy coffee in New Hampshire for a blend named Mr. Charbuck's, get coffee at a small shop in Oregon called Sambuck's, or order a beer called Star Bock in a Texas bar. Which of these do you think are associated with Starbucks? As...

The sky is falling: two short tales to ruin your day.(rising prices for print law publications and NSA's monitoring of users' research habits to protect companies from inappropriate usage)
June 1, 2006... Part One: The End of the World as We Know It Recently I was asked if I had any concerns to bring to the attention of a certain large Midwestern publisher. I responded, with characteristic reserve and diplomacy: "Yeah. Everything is...

The Librarian's Internet Survival Guide: Strategies for the High-Tech Reference Desk, 2d ed.(Book review)
June 1, 2006... The Librarian's Internet Survival Guide: Strategies for the High-Tech Reference Desk, 2d. ed. Irene E. McDermott. 2006. Information Today, Inc. Softcover. 298p. ISBN: 1-57387-235-0. $29.50. This well-written book, now in its second edition,...

An Introduction to American Law: Cases and Materials.(Book review)
June 1, 2006... An Introduction to American Law: Cases and Materials. (Gerald Paul McAlinn, Daniel Rosen & John P. Stern. 2005. Carolina Academic Press. Hardcover. 472p. ISBN: 1-59460-109-7. $70. This book is essentially a narrative account of the American...

Managed Care Litigation.(Book review)
June 1, 2006... Managed Care Litigation. Julie A. Barnes, ed. 2005. BNA Books. Hardcover. 700p. ISBN: 1-57018-478-X. $325. BNA Books' practitioner treatise, Managed Care Litigation, is a thorough and accurate primer to the growing area of managed care...