Legal Information Alert articles from September 2001

Legal Information Alert archives from September 2001

When less is enough: the advantages of low-cost legal research services.
September 1, 2001... During the past few years, law librarians have heard many discussions and comments about the new, low-cost competitors to Lexis-Nexis and Westlaw. Few among us have chosen to jump aboard this new bandwagon, primarily because the services were...

Antitrust Law for Business Lawyers: Questions, Answers, Law, and Commentary.
September 1, 2001... Eliot G. Disner. 2001. ALI-ABA Committee on Continuing Professional Education. Softcover. 220p. ISBN: 0-8318-0814-4. $89. Given the dense layering of statutes, regulations, and caselaw comprising antitrust law, two questions may arise when one...

Commercial Arbitration at Its Best: Successful Strategies for Business Users.(Review)
September 1, 2001... Thomas J. Stipanowich & Peter H. Kaskell, eds. 2000. ABA and CPR Institute for Dispute Resolution. Hardcover. 540p. ISBN: 1-57073-814-9. $115 ($95 for Business Law and Dispute Resolution sections & CPR Institute members). Commercial arbitration...

Hayes Law Reports: E-Commerce and Technology.(Review)
September 1, 2001... John T. Hayes, ed. 2001. Hayes Law Reports. Monthly newsletter. 60p. $695 per year. Intended to function as a current awareness guide to significant court cases in the e-commerce and technology realm, Hayes Law Reports achieves its goal...

Technology Law Alert.(Review)
September 1, 2001... Fish & Richardson. John Dragseth, ed. 2001. M. Lee Smith Publishers. Monthly newsletter. 16p. ISSN: 1532-3528. $297 per year. Founded in 1878, Fish & Richardson is one of the largest law firms in the U.S. practicing exclusively in the areas...

International Copyright: Principles, Law, and Practice.(Review)
September 1, 2001... Paul Goldstein. 2001. Oxford University Press. Hardcover. 618p. ISBN: 0-19-512885-0. $85. In recent years, the international aspects of copyright law have become increasingly significant. Worldwide, individual nations are moving their...

Canadian Labour and Employment Law for the U.S. Practitioner.(Review)
September 1, 2001... Douglas G. Gilbert, Brian W. Burkett & Moira K. McCaskill. 2000. BNA Books. Hardcover. 780p, ISBN: 1-57018-062-8. $195. Figuratively speaking, this is a travel phrase book for jet setting American labor lawyers who deal with Canadian...

A Practical Guide to Real Estate Practice.
September 1, 2001... Joshua Stein. 2001. ALI-ABA Committee on Continuing Professional Education. Hardcover. 320p. ISBN: 0-8318-0818-7.$99. Joshua Stein, a partner at Latham & Watkins in New York City, has written dozens of articles regarding commercial real...

Commercial Real Estate Leasing Library 2.0.(Evaluation)
September 1, 2001... ALI-ABA Committee on Continuing Professional Education. 2001. CD-ROM. $295 single-user license ($425 unlimited multiple-user license). If you're in the market for a CD-ROM product on practical real estate forms and advice, this ALI-ABA...

Dealing with the IRS: Law, Forms, and Practice.
September 1, 2001... Theodore M. David. 2001. ALI-ABA. Hardcover. 536p. ISBN: 0-8318-0807-1. $139. For anyone involved in tax practice, this excellent and practical volume is essential. A concise practice manual, it is also a basic tutorial in the work of...

World-Class Contracting: How Winning Companies Build Successful Partnerships in the e-Business Age.(Review)
September 1, 2001... Gregory A. Garrett. 2001. CCH Incorporated. Softcover. 350p. ISBN: 0-8080-0563-4. $55. Prior edition: 1997. The focus of this book is practical ideas business leaders can apply to their own situations. It contains over 100 best-practice...

ERISA: The Law and the Code, 2001 ed.
September 1, 2001... Michael G. Kushner & Janet K. Song, eds. BNA Books. Softcover. 700p. ISBN: 1-57018-261-2. $95. Annual publication. Current through March 5, 2001, this edition has extensive editor's notes highlighted throughout the text. The notes cover...

Handbook of Family Law Terms.
September 1, 2001... Bryan A. Garner, ed. 2001. West Group. Softcover. 620p. ISBN: 0-314-24906-0. $19.95. This handbook, part of the Black's Law Dictionary series, contains terminology used in family law cases and includes terms not found in any other...

Federal Civil Judicial Procedure and Rules, 2001 ed.
September 1, 2001... West Group. Softbound pamphlet. $29. Annual publication with mid-year supplement. This edition contains the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Federal Rules of Evidence, and the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure as amended and passed by...

Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure - eBook. (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
September 1, 2001... West Group. $12.50. Now available electronically as an e-book from the West Group online store, attorneys in the federal courts have immediate access to the text of the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure using personal digital assistants...

Patent Law and Practice, 3d ed.
September 1, 2001... Herbert F. Schwartz. 2001. BNA Books. Softcover. 200p. ISBN: 1-57018-240-X. $95. Prior edition: 1996. This edition contains information on patent litigation, including infringement of means-plus-function claims language and patentable...

Patent, Trademark, and Copyright Law, 2001 ed.
September 1, 2001... Jeffrey M. Samuels, ed. BNA Books. Softcover. 796p. ISBN: 1-57018-266-3. $105. Annual publication. All statutory changes through March 1, 2001 and all changes to intellectual property law enacted during both sessions of the 106th Congress...

How to Use the Internet for Legal, Business and Investigative Research: A Guide for Legal Professionals.
September 1, 2001... 4th ed. Carole Levitt. 2001. internet for Lawyers. Softcover. 96p. $34.95. Prior edition: 2000. In this new edition the geographic scope has been widened to include information on how to find web sites in all states. More screenshots and...

The Effective Deposition: Techniques and Strategies That Work, rev. 2d ed.
September 1, 2001... David M. Malone & Peter T. Hoffman. 2001. National Institute for Trial Advocacy. Softcover. 330p. ISBN: 1-55681-682-0. $49.95. Prior edition: 1995. This edition incorporates the year 2000 amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure....

Black's Law Dictionary, 2d Pocket ed.
September 1, 2001... Bryan A. Garner, ed. 2001. West Group. Softcover. 701p. ISBN: 0-314-25791-8. $24.95. Prior edition: 1996. This new edition, based on the seventh edition of Black's Law Dictionary, contains more than 10,000 terms, including 3,500 not included in...

BNA's Directory of State and Federal Courts, Judges, and Clerks, 2001 ed.
September 1, 2001... Catherine A. Kitchell. BNA Books. Softcover. 664p. ISBN: 1-57018-229-9. $145. Annual publication. Internet addresses for 1,126 courts are new to this edition. Listings include names, titles, street and email addresses, phone, and fax...

The Extreme Searcher's Guide to Web Search Engines: A Handbook for the Serious Searcher, 2d ed.
September 1, 2001... Randolph Hock. 2001. Information Today, Inc. Softcover. 272p. ISBN: 0-910965-47-1. $24.95. Prior edition: 1998. This book was written to help information seekers make more effective use of the major search engines, Web directories, and...

Informal Corporate Disclosure Under Federal Securities Law: Press Releases, Analyst Calls and Other Communications, 2001 ed.
September 1, 2001... CCH Incorporated. Softcover. 243p. ISBN: 0-8080-0598-7. $69. Annual publication. This updated and expanded edition includes SEC Regulation FD and updated coverage of the National Investor Relations Institute standards of practice....

Federal Tax Liens, 4th ed.
September 1, 2001... David A. Schmudde. 2001. ALl-ABA. Hardcover. 256p. ISBN: 08318-1412-8. $99. Prior edition: 1972. The author discusses the IRS Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998 in this edition. Descriptions of the latest federal tax lien cases and...