September 2007
Westlaw databases: recent releases, name changes, and removals
Westlaw Database Releases
08/20/07
Alaska Statutes Annotated General Index-West's (AK-ST-IDX)
Westlaw now contains statutes indexes for 46 states (all except Hawaii, Montana, Nebraska, and North Dakota), the District of Columbia, and Guam.
08/23/07
Discretionary Land Use Controls: Avoiding Invitations to Abuse Discretion (DISCLU)
Practice-oriented handbook.
Two new public records databases
- Hunting and Fishing Permit Information-Nebraska (HUNTFISH-NE)
- Hunting and Fishing Permit Information-New Mexico (HUNTFISH-NM)
08/28/07
Practical Guide to Section 16: Reporting and Compliance (PGSSN)
Treatise from Aspen Publishers.
Hawaii Supreme Court Briefs (HI-SCT-BRIEF)
Environmental Law in Indian Country (ENVIND)
08/29/07
Bankruptcy and Its Impact on Domestic Relations and Family Law (ABI-DOMREL)
Treatise from the American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI).
Oklahoma Supreme Court Briefs (OK-SCT-BRIEF)
08/31/07
iComply Mortgage Lender Manuals (ICOMPLY-LENDER)
iComply Mortgage Broker Manuals (ICOMPLY-BROKER)
Compliance manuals summarizing state-by-state licensing requirements, usury limitations, and state and federal disclosure and record retention requirements as they affect mortgage lenders and mortgage brokers.
09/04/07
State and Federal Criminal Trial Court Filings (CRFILING-ALL)
Combined criminal motions, memoranda, pleadings, and other filings from state and federal trial courts.
New Zealand Journal of Taxation Law and Policy (NZJTLP)
Quarterly journal from Brookers Ltd.
09/07/07
Alabama Criminal Trial Practice Forms (AL-CRIMFMS)
Treatise from Thomson West.
Massachusetts Motions in Limine (MAMIL)
Text covering Massachusetts in limine motions.
New York Law Journal Magazine (NYLJMAG)
Supplement to the New York Law Journal.
09/11/07
General Assignments for the Benefit of Creditors (ABI-GABC)
Manual from the ABI.
United States Treaties in Force (2006 Edition) (USTIF2006)
Archival edition. The 2007 edition is in the United States Treaties in Force database (USTIF).
Four new state-specific divorce public records databases
- Divorce Records-California (DIVORCE-CA)
- Divorce Records-Illinois (DIVORCE-IL)
- Divorce Records-New York (DIVORCE-NY)
- Divorce Records-Ohio (DIVORCE-OH)
Coverage of divorce records for Florida (DIVORCE-FL), Nevada (DIVORCE-NV), and Texas (DIVORCE-TX) was also enhanced.
09/12/07
Two new manuals from the ABI
- ABI Guide to Bankruptcy Mediation (ABI-BKRMED)
- ABI Health Care Insolvency Manual (ABI-HEALTH)
Environmental Liability Allocation: Law and Practice (ENVLIABLAW)
Text from Thomson West.
39 newsletter databases from the Quinlan Publishing Group
Quinlan Human Resources Multibase (QNLNHR-ALL)
- Employee Terminations Law Bulletin (QNLNETL)
- HR Compliance Law Bulletin (QNLNHRC)
- Union Contract Law Bulletin (QNLNUNION)
Quinlan Landlord Tenant Multibase (QNLNLT-ALL)
- Landlord's Bottom Line Bulletin (QNLNLBL)
- Landlord Tenant Law Bulletin (QNLNLTL)
- Landlord Tenant Law Bulletin-California (QNLNLT-CA)
- Landlord Tenant Law Bulletin-Florida (QNLNLT-FL)
- Landlord Tenant Law Bulletin-Illinois (QNLNLT-IL)
- Landlord Tenant Law Bulletin-New York (QNLNLT-NY)
- Landlord Tenant Law Bulletin-Ohio (QNLNLT-OH)
- Landlord Tenant Law Bulletin-Pennsylvania (QNLNLT-PA)
- Zoning Law Bulletin (QNLNZONING)
Quinlan Law Enforcement Multibase (QNLNLE-ALL)
- Arrest Law Bulletin (QNLNALB)
- Computer Crime and Technology in Law Enforcement (QNLNCCT)
- Investigative Stops Law Bulletin (QNLNISL)
- Law Enforcement Employment Bulletin (QNLNLEE)
- Narcotics Law Bulletin (QNLNNL)
- National Bulletin on Domestic Violence Prevention (QNLNNBDVP)
- Police Department Disciplinary Bulletin (QNLNPDD)
- Search and Seizure Bulletin (QNLNSSL)
Quinlan School Law Multibase (QNLNSL-ALL)
- Education Employment Law Bulletin (QNLNEEL)
- School District Budget Report (QNLNSDBR)
- School Law Bulletin (QNLNSL)
- Special Education Law Bulletin (QNLNSEL)
- Student Discipline Law Bulletin (QNLNSDL)
Quinlan Workers' Compensation Multibase (QNLNWC-ALL)
- California-Workers' Compensation Law Bulletin (QNLNWC-CA)
- Workers' Comp Bottom Line Newsletter (QNLNWCBL)
- Workers' Comp-Florida: A Legal Reporter for Florida Employers (QNLNWC-FL)
- Workers' Comp-Illinois: A Legal Reporter for Illinois Employers (QNLNWC-IL)
- Workers' Comp Newsletter (QNLNWC)
- Workers' Comp-New York: A Legal Reporter for New York Employers (QNLNWC-NY)
- Workers' Comp-Ohio: A Legal Reporter for Ohio Employers (QNLNWC-OH)
- Workers' Comp-Pennsylvania: A Legal Reporter for Pennsylvania Employers (QNLNWC-PA)
- Workers' Comp-Texas: A Legal Reporter for Texas Employers (QNLNWC-TX)
09/14/07
EC State Aids (ECSTAID)
Sweet & Maxwell treatise on European Community state aids.
09/18/07
Bankruptcy in Practice (ABI-BKRPRAC)
Guide from the ABI.
Two newsletter databases from Aspen Publishers
- Business Torts Reporter (BTREP)
- Healthcare Registration (HTHCR)
09/19/07
Preference Defense Handbook (ABI-PREF)
Manual from the ABI.
09/20/07
First Day Motions (ABI-FDMOT)
Handbook from the ABI.
Two practice guides from Aspen Publishers
- Civil RICO Practice Manual (CIRPM)
- Practical Guide to Construction Contract Surety Claims (PGCCS)
09/21/07
Four new topical dockets databases
- Dockets-Federal Insurance (DOCK-FIN)
- Dockets-Federal Maritime (DOCK-FMRT)
- Dockets-Federal Securities (DOCK-FSEC)
- Dockets-Federal Taxation (DOCK-FTX)
30 NewsRoom databases, including
- Australian Financial News (AUSTLFINNEWS)
- Datamonitor Banking Wire (DATAMBNKGW)
- Kiplinger's Stock Watch Web Column (KIPLGRSTWWC)
- OECD Economic Surveys-Norway (OECDESN)
- Telecom Standards Newsletter (TELCOMSTNWSL)
09/25/07
European Union Regulation on Insolvency Proceedings (ABI-EUREG)
Guide from the ABI.
Two practice guides from Aspen Publishers
- Bankruptcy Litigation Manual (BKRLM)
- Drafting Effective Contracts: A Practitioner's Guide (DECPG)
09/26/07
Two new dockets databases
- Dockets-Minnesota-Supreme and Appellate Courts (DOCK-MN-APPSCT)
- Dockets-Ohio-Columbiana County (DOCK-OH-COLUMB)
16 new databases of state trial court orders
- Alabama State Trial Court Orders (AL-TRIALORDERS)
- Alaska State Trial Court Orders (AK-TRIALORDERS)
- Arkansas State Trial Court Orders (AR-TRIALORDERS)
- Iowa State Trial Court Orders (IA-TRIALORDERS)
- Kansas State Trial Court Orders (KS-TRIALORDERS)
- Kentucky State Trial Court Orders (KY-TRIALORDERS)
- Mississippi State Trial Court Orders (MS-TRIALORDERS)
- Nebraska State Trial Court Orders (NE-TRIALORDERS)
- Nevada State Trial Court Orders (NV-TRIALORDERS)
- New Mexico State Trial Court Orders (NM-TRIALORDERS)
- North Dakota State Trial Court Orders (ND-TRIALORDERS)
- Rhode Island State Trial Court Orders (RI-TRIALORDERS)
- South Carolina State Trial Court Orders (SC-TRIALORDERS)
- Utah State Trial Court Orders (UT-TRIALORDERS)
- Vermont State Trial Court Orders (VT-TRIALORDERS)
- West Virginia State Trial Court Orders (WV-TRIALORDERS)
09/27/07
Bankruptcy Issues for State Trial Court Judges (ABI-STCTJ)
Practice guide from the ABI.
National Security Investigations and Prosecutions (NSIAP)
Westlaw Database Name and Identifier Changes
08/30/07
Old: Journal of the National Association of Administrative Law Judges (JNAALJ)
New: Journal of the National Association of the Administrative Law Judiciary (JNAALJ)
09/07/07
Old: Louisiana Evidence (LA-EVID)
New: Louisiana Practice Series: Evidence (LAPRAC-EVID)
09/24/07
Old: Association of Trial Lawyers of America-Convention Reference Materials (ATLA-CLE)
New: American Association of Justice (AAJ)-Convention Reference Materials (AAJ-CLE)
Westlaw Database Removals
08/22/07
72 NewsRoom databases, including
- Berliner Morgenpost (Xtreme Info abstracts) (BERLINERMORG)
- Dagens Industri (DAGENSIND)
- El Mundo (Xtreme Info abstracts) (ELMUNDOABS)
- Irish Independent (Xtreme Info abstracts) (IRISHINDAB)
- Kathimerini (KATHIMERI)
08/28/07
86 NewsRoom databases, including
- Le Figaro (LEFIGARO)
- Non Food (NONFOOD)
- Pravda (Xtreme Info abstracts) (PRAVDA)
- Stern (Xtreme Info abstracts) (STERNABS)
- Trends-Tendances (TRENDST)
08/30/07
Young's Federal Rules of Evidence (YFREVID)
18 NewsRoom databases, including
- Business Monitor Chemicals Report (BMCHEMRPT)
- Business Monitor Insurance Report (BMINSURRPT)
- Business Monitor Telecommunications Report (BMTELCOMSRPT)
9/12/07
BNA Presidential Calendars (BNA-PRSCAL)