Legal Information Alert articles from March 2003

Legal Information Alert archives from March 2003

Tracking resources for the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
March 1, 2003... 2002 was quite a year for financial brokers, auditors, and corporate lawyers who represent public companies, and, of course, the average investors who were grossly unprotected during this season of irregular financial reporting. Since the...

From the editor.
March 1, 2003... The Sarbanes-Oxley Act was enacted in 2002 in response to the fates of companies such as Enron, WorldCom, and Global Crossing. These companies all had numerous accounting problems, and this act is intended to protect investors by improving the...

Domain name and Web site owner research.
March 1, 2003... With the dust finally seeming to settle in the dot-corn world, most people now know the rules regarding the interplay between trademarks, domain names, and web sites. But there are still some who will try to cybersquat, typosquat, or just flat...

PDF formats aids in cite-checking.
March 1, 2003... For years academic law librarians have met with resistance while attempting to convince law journal editors to use electronic resources for cite-checking. Now, thanks to the introduction of the National Reporter System in PDF format on Westlaw,...

Enron and Beyond: Technical Analysis of Accounting, Corporate Governance, and Securities Issues.(Book Review)
March 1, 2003... Enron and Beyond: Technical Analysis of Accounting, Corporate Governance, and Securities Issues. Julia K. Brazelton & Janice L. Ammons, eds. 2002. CCH Incorporated. Softcover. 444p. ISBN: 0-8080-0853-6. $75. In Enron and Beyond, the...

Enron: A Professional's Guide to the Events, Ethical Issues, and Proposed Reforms.(Book Review)
March 1, 2003... Enron: A Professional's Guide to the Events, Ethical Issues, and Proposed Reforms. Arthur L. Berkowitz. 2002. CCH Incorporated. Softcover. 268p. ISBN: 0-8080-0825-0. $49.50. This second CCH Enron-related title is apparently designed to be...

Organizing, Financing, Growing, and Selling Businesses: Forms and Advice for Lawyers.(Book Review)
March 1, 2003... Organizing, Financing, Growing, and Selling Businesses: Forms and Advice for Lawyers. Fredric D. Tannenbaum. 2002. AU-ABA. Hardcover with CD-ROM. 1,331 p. ISBN: 0-831 8-0822-5. $1 95. Entrepreneurs usually turn to lawyers when first...

Practical Education Law for the Twenty-First Century.(Book Review)
March 1, 2003... Practical Education Law for the Twenty-First Century.Victoria J. Dodd. 2002. Carolina Academic Press. Softcover. 408p. ISBN: 0-89089-055-2. $40. This book, written by a law professor with experience as a public high school teacher,...

ALI-ABA's Practice Checklist and Manual on Insurance: Checklists, Forms, and Drafting Advice from 'The Practical Lawyer', 'The Practical Litigator', and 'The Practical Real Estate Lawyer'.
March 1, 2003... ALI-ABA's Practice Checklist Manual on Insurance: Checklists, Forms, and Drafting Advice from The Practical Lawyer, The Practical Litigator, and The Practical Real Estate Lawyer. Mark T. Carroll, ed. 2002. ALl-ABA. Softcover with CD-ROM. 135p....

Drafting Print and Online Publishing Agreements.
March 1, 2003... Drafting Print & Online Publishing Agreements. Roy S. Kaufman. 2002. Aspen Law & Business. Looseleaf with CD-ROM. 810p. ISBN: 0-7355-2436-1. $195. Drafting Print & Online Publishing Agreements is a new title in the Aspen Law & Business...

E-Copyright Law Handbook.
March 1, 2003... E-Copyright Law Handbook. Laura Lee Stapleton. 2002. Aspen Law & Business. Looseleaf. 500p. ISBN: 0-7355-2944-2. $175. Hardly a day goes by without someone trying to add a new twist to an old topic by plunking an "e" down in front of...

Handbook on Mental Disability Law.(Book Review)
March 1, 2003... Handbook on Mental Disability Law. John Parry & F. Philips Gilliam. 2002. American Bar Association Commission on Mental and Physical Disability Law. Hardcover. 313p. ISBN: 1-59031-142-6. $45. In the course of practice, lawyers, paralegals,...

Decision by Trial: A Collection of Articles on Juries, Jury Research, and Juror Attitudes.
March 1, 2003... Decision by Trial: A Collection of Articles on Juries, Juror Research, and Juror Attitudes. Philip K. Anthony & Allan H. Colman, eds. 2002. DecisionQuest. Softcover. 365p. $60. This book is a compilation of articles and other materials...