Legal Information Alert articles from November 2005

Legal Information Alert archives from November 2005

Update XXII: what's new on LexisNexis, Westlaw, Loislaw, and VersusLaw.
November 1, 2005... LexisNexis New Additions, Changes, and Enhancements LexisNexis legal, news, and business databases are now available to nonsubscribers through LexisNexis AlaCarte! Users can search single or combined multi-source databases or selected...

Kristin A. Cheney receives 2005 Spirit of Law Librarianship Award.(Washington)
November 1, 2005... Kristin A. Cheney, executive law librarian at Seattle University Law Library, is this year's recipient of the Spirit of Law Librarianship Award. Cheney was selected for her outstanding contributions in serving the elderly and their pets in...

The American Bar Association Legal Guide for Women.(Book Review)
November 1, 2005... The American Bar Association Legal Guide for Women. 2004. American Bar Association. Softcover. 346p. ISBN: 0-375-72091-X. $18.95 ($15 ABA members). This guide, sponsored by the ABA Division for Public Education, provides basic legal information...

Trade in Services: Global Regulation and the Impact on Key Service Sectors.(Book Review)
November 1, 2005... Trade in Services: Global Regulation and the Impact on Key Service Sectors. Philip Raworth. 2005. Oceana Publications, Inc. Hardcover. 512p. ISBN: 0-379-21526-8. $150. Trade in Services: Global Regulation and the Impact on Key Service...

Mental Health Aspects of Custody Law.(Book Review)
November 1, 2005... Mental Health Aspects of Custody Law. Robert J. Levy, ed. 2005. Carolina Academic Press. Hardcover. 368p. ISBN: 1-59460-056-2. $50. This book results from a years-long collaboration of a diverse group whose members include judges, mental...

Children in the Courtroom: Challenges for Lawyers and Judges.(Book Review)
November 1, 2005... Children in the Courtroom: Challenges for Lawyers and Judges. Sherrie Bourg Carter. 2005. National Institute for Trial Advocacy. Softcover, 124p. ISBN: 1-55681-948-X. $70. According to this book, a dramatic increase in child witness cases...

Damages: The Essential Update, A Plaintiff's Attorney's Guide for Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Cases, 2d ed.(Book Review)
November 1, 2005... David Ball on Damages--The Essential Update: A Plaintiff's Attorney's Guide for Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Cases. 2d ed. David Ball. 2005. National Institute for Trial Advocacy. Hardcover. 400p. ISBN: 1-55681-906-4. $85. "The only...

Legal Strategy.(Book Review)
November 1, 2005... Legal Strategy. Paul J. Zwier. 2005. National Institute for Trial Advocacy. Softcover. 169p. ISBN: 1-55681-923-4. $65. In this book, author Paul Zwier discusses the three steps to formulating a legal strategy. The first two are fact...