Legal Information Alert articles from May 2003

Legal Information Alert archives from May 2003

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and corporate financial responsibility.
May 1, 2003... In the aftermath of the dot.com meltdown and recent corporate financial scandals, investors lost not only billions of dollars but confidence in the honesty of corporate officers and directors. In order to address this loss of confidence and...

From the editor.
May 1, 2003... It seems that we can't get enough of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. To follow up on our March article about tracking resources under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, Jeffrey Stickle explains in detail the corporate finance responsibilities under this...

The matrix is here, now. (seeing the computer as not just a tool but as part of accomplishing actual work)
May 1, 2003... It happened. I never thought it would. I am not sure what it means, if anything at all. One day, while working on my computer, I fell in... The other day I was dreading the prospect of doing some work that I was under the gun to finish and...

Mealey's Litigation Report: Employer Liability Insurance.
May 1, 2003... Mealey's Litigation Report: Employer Liability Insurance. Fran Lysiak, ed. 2002. LexisNexis/Mealey Publications. Monthly report. $700 per year. Employer Liability Insurance is another addition to Mealey's litigation reports. This monthly...

Internet Law and Strategy.
May 1, 2003... Internet Law & Strategy. Samuel Fineman & Steven Salkin, eds. 2003. Law Journal Newsletters, a division of American Lawyer Media. Monthly newsletter. 8p. $279. This publication, a merger of The Internet Newsletter and eSecurities, includes...

Winning the War on Terror: Legal and Policy Lessons from the Past.
May 1, 2003... Winning the War on Terror: Legal and Policy Lessons from the Past. Jeffrey F. Addicott. 2003. Lawyers & Judges Publishing Company, Inc. Softcover. 286p. ISBN: 1-930056-02-8. $29. This "hot topic" book sets out the author's thoughts on...

The Redbook: A Manual on Legal Style.
May 1, 2003... The Redbook: A Manual on Legal Style. Bryan A. Garner. 2002. West. Softcover. 399p. ISBN: 0-31425859-0. $24.95. Bryan A. Garner, a widely published writing style maven, is at the top of his game with The Redbook. Most every law...

Legal Aspects of Gene Technology.
May 1, 2003... Legal Aspects of Gene Technology. Brian Cain. 2002. Sweet & Maxwell/Thomson. Hardcover. 247p. ISBN: 0-421-78330-3. $155. Brian Cain, a British solicitor with over 20 years experience in finance and commercial law, has previously published...

Pharmaceutical Law and Industry Report.
May 1, 2003... Pharmaceutical Law & Industry Report. 2003. The Bureau of National Affairs, Inc. Weekly report in print and electronic versions. 30p. ISSN: 1542-9547. $1,495/year for print; $1,495/year for two users at one location for electronic version. ...

Supreme Court and Appellate Advocacy: Mastering Oral Argument.
May 1, 2003... Supreme Court and Appellate Advocacy: Mastering Oral Argument. David C. Frederick. 2003. Thomson/West. Hardcover. 383p. ISBN: 0-314-14414-5. $49. In this book, author David C. Frederick captures the essence and outlines the strategies for...

Mealey's Litigation Report: Silica.
May 1, 2003... Mealey's Litigation Report: Silica. Pete Kelso & Bill G. Lowe, eds. 2002. LexisNexis/Mealey Publications, Inc. Monthly report. ISSN: 1543-2122. $735 per year. With silica looming as one of the new toxic torts, it was to be expected that a...