January 2008
Westlaw databases: recent releases, name changes, and removals
Westlaw Database Releases
12/19/07
Three BNA databases
- BNA Tax Planning International Corporate Restructuring (BNATPI-TPCR)
- BNA TM State Tax Legislation Monitor (TMST-TAXLEGIS)
- BNA TM State Tax Regulation Monitor (TMST-TAXREG)
12/20/07
BNA IRS Practice Adviser Report (TM-IRSADVISERRPT)
Monthly report on IRS procedural developments.
Indiana Medicaid Regulations (IN-MEDICAID)
12/21/07
Six BNA Tax Management databases
- BNA TM Accounting Policy and Practice (TMAPP-ALL)
- BNA TM Accounting Policy and Practice Report-All (Multibase) (TM-ACCOUNTING)
- BNA TM Insights and Commentary: Federal and Foreign Tax Edition (TMFED-INSIGHT)
- BNA TM Insights and Commentary: State Tax Edition (TMST-INSIGHT)
- BNA TM State Tax Research Digest (TMSTPORT-RDIGEST)
- BNA TM U.S. Tax Overview (TMUS-OVERVIEW)
12/26/07
Alternative Clauses to Standard Construction Contracts (ACSCC)
An Aspen publication.
Child Support Guidelines: Interpretation and Application (CSGIA)
An Aspen publication.
Four databases related to chemical testing for driving under the influence (DUI)
- Chemical Testing Device Cases (CHEMTEST-CS)
- New York Chemical Test Regulations (NYCHM-ADC)
- Ohio Chemical Test Regulations (OHCHM-ADC)
- Washington Chemical Test Regulations (WACHM-ADC)
15 databases related to driving under the influence (DUI)
- American Jurisprudence: Driving While Intoxicated (AMJUR-DUI)
- American Jurisprudence Pleading and Practice: Driving While Intoxicated (AMJURPP-DUI)
- American Law Reports: Driving While Intoxicated (ALR-DUI)
- Drinking/Driving Litigation Field Sobriety Tests (DRNKDRIVING-FST)
- Handling the DWI Case in New York-Chemical and Field Testing (HDWINY-CH)
- New York DUI Forms, Checklists, and Clauses (NY-DUIFORM)
- New York Jurisprudence-DUI (NYJUR-DUI)
- New York Vehicle and Traffic Law: Driving While Intoxicated (NYVEH-DUI)
- Ohio Arrest, Search and Seizure-Traffic Stops (OHASAS-DUI)
- Ohio Driving Under the Influence Law-Chemical and Field Testing (OHDUIL-CH)
- Ohio DUI Forms, Checklists, and Clauses (OH-DUIFORM)
- Ohio Jurisprudence: Driving Under the Influence (OHJUR-DUI)
- Washington DUI Forms, Checklists, and Clauses (WA-DUIFORM)
- Washington Practice Series DUI: Chemical Testing (WAPRAC-CH)
- Washington Practice Series Including Pattern Jury Instructions: Driving While Under the Influence (WAPRAC-DUI)
Six databases related to workers' compensation
- American Jurisprudence Legal Forms 2d: Workers' Compensation (AMJURLF-WC)
- American Jurisprudence Pleading and Practice: Workers' Compensation (AMJURPP-WC)
- American Jurisprudence 2d: Workers' Compensation (AMJUR-WC)
- New York Workers' Compensation Forms, Checklists, and Clauses (NY-WCFORM)
- Ohio Workers' Compensation Forms, Checklists, and Clauses (OH-WCFORM)
- Washington Workers' Compensation Forms, Checklists, and Clauses (WA-WCFORM)
12/27/07
Design-Build Contracting Formbook (DCTFB)
An Aspen publication.
Health Law and Compliance Update (HTLCU)
An Aspen publication.
Seven databases with state Medicaid regulations
- Colorado Medicaid Regulations (CO-MEDICAID)
- Connecticut Medicaid Regulations (CT-MEDICAID)
- Iowa Medicaid Regulations (IA-MEDICAID)
- Kentucky Medicaid Regulations (KY-MEDICAID)
- North Carolina Medicaid Regulations (NC-MEDICAID)
- South Carolina Medicaid Regulations (SC-MEDICAID)
- Washington Medicaid Regulations (WA-MEDICAID)
FJC: Admiralty and Maritime Law-Workers' Compensation (ADMMARLAW-WC)
A Federal Judicial Center publication.
Pattern Discovery: Motor Vehicles-DUI (PDMV-DUI)
Dockets-District of Columbia-State and Federal Courts Combined (DOCK-DC-ALL)
Dockets-District of Columbia (DOCK-DC-SUPERIOR)
Dockets-Washington-Court of Appeals (DOCK-WA-APP)
Dockets-Washington-State and Federal Courts Combined (DOCK-WA-ALL)
Dockets-Washington-Supreme Court (DOCK-WA-SCT)
These are Dockets databases.
11 IRS Practice Adviser Portfolios from BNA
- BNA IRS Practice Adviser Portfolios: Assessment (TMIRS-600)
- BNA IRS Practice Adviser Portfolios: Appeals (TMIRS-300)
- BNA IRS Practice Adviser Portfolios: Audits (TMIRS-200)
- BNA IRS Practice Adviser Portfolios: Collection (TMIRS-1000)
- BNA IRS Practice Adviser Portfolios: Criminal (TMIRS-500)
- BNA IRS Practice Adviser Portfolios: Interest (TMIRS-800)
- BNA IRS Practice Adviser Portfolios: Litigation (TMIRS-1100)
- BNA IRS Practice Adviser Portfolios: Overview of the IRS (TMIRS-100)
- BNA IRS Practice Adviser Portfolios: Partnership Audits (TMIRS-400)
- BNA IRS Practice Adviser Portfolios: Penalties (TMIRS-900)
- BNA IRS Practice Adviser Portfolios: Refunds (TMIRS-700)
12/28/07
Judgment Enforcement (JDENF)
An Aspen publication.
Law of the Internet (LOTIN)
An Aspen publication.
12/31/07
Federal Money Laundering Regulation: Banking, Corporate, and Securities Compliance (FMNYL)
An Aspen publication.
Maryland Corporation Law (MDCLW)
An Aspen publication.
Massachusetts Corporation Law and Practice (MACLP)
An Aspen publication.
01/02/08
ACTEC Journal (ACTEC)
A journal from the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel.
Bank Directors', Officers', and Lawyers' Civil Liabilities (BDOLCL)
An Aspen publication.
01/03/08
Journal of Food Law and Policy (JFOODLP)
Law review from the University of Arkansas School of Law.
University of Pennsylvania Law Review PENNumbra (PENNU)
Electronic newsletter from students at the University of Pennsylvania Law School.
01/04/08
State Criminal Trial Court Orders and Judgments of Conviction (ST-CRORDERS-ALL)
Drunk Driving Defense-Chemical and Field Testing (DDDEF-CH)
An Aspen publication.
28 forms databases related to driving under the influence (DUI)
- DUI Law Forms Combined (DUIFORM-ALL)
- National DUI Forms, Checklists, and Clauses (DUIFORM-GEN)
- 26 state-specific databases containing forms, checklists, and clauses related to DUI
32 analytical databases related to DUI
State-specific databases containing analysis of DUI-related law in 17 states, including practice commentary.
01/09/08
I/S: A Journal of Law and Policy for the Information Society (ISJLP)
Law journal from the Moritz College of Law at Ohio State University and Carnegie Mellon University's H.J. Heinz III School of Public Policy and Management.
01/10/08
Mexico Court Records (MEXCOURTS-ALL)
Selected civil and criminal index filings from Mexican federal and state courts.
Journals and Law Reviews-DUI (LAWREVPRO-DUI)
Articles from law reviews and bar journals related to DUI.
01/11/08
Law of Real Estate Brokers (LOREB)
An Aspen publication.
Michigan Corporation Law and Practice (MICLP)
An Aspen publication.
Eight criminal trial court filings databases
Criminal trial court filings for state and federal courts in four states-Massachusetts, New York, Ohio, and Pennsylvania-found in databases with the identifier XX-CRFILING for state filings and XX-CRFILING-ALL for combined state and federal filings, where XX is a state's two-letter postal abbreviation.
01/14/08
Meetings of Stockholders (MTSTK)
An Aspen publication.
Nine databases from Lippincott Williams & Wilkins for Medical Litigator®
- American Journal of Clinical Oncology (AMJCONCOLOGY)
- American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (AMJPMEDREHAB)
- Annals of Surgery (ANNSURG)
- Endocrinologist (ENDOCRINJ)
- Investigative Radiology (INVESTGRADIOL)
- Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology (JCGASTRO)
- Medicine (MEDICINE)
- Neurosurgery (NEUROSURGJ)
- Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (PLASTICSURGJ)
01/15/08
Internal Revenue Manual Historic (FTX-IRMHIST)
Historical versions of the Internal Revenue Manual for 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, and 2007. Annual versions are also available in databases with the identifier FTX-IRMYYYY, where YYYY is a year (e.g., FTX-IRM2006).
Federal Income Taxation of Insurance Companies (FITAX-IC)
Nine criminal briefs filings databases
Criminal briefs and petitions from nine states-California, Illinois, Louisiana, Massachusetts, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Washington-found in databases with the identifier XX-CRBRIEF-ALL, where XX is a state's two-letter postal abbreviation.
Eight taxation databases
- Federal Taxation-Appeals Coordinated Issues (FTX-ACI)
- Federal Taxation-Compliance Coordinated Issues (FTX-CCI)
- Federal Taxation-IRS Coordinated Issues and Directives (FTX-IRSCIP)
- Federal Taxation-Joint Committee on Taxation Prints Multibase (FTX-JCTPRINT)
- Federal Taxation-Joint Committee on Taxation (JCS) Prints (FTX-JCS)
- Federal Taxation-Joint Committee on Taxation (JCX) Prints (FTX-JCX)
- Large and Mid-Size Business (LMSB) Division Directives (FTX-LMSB)
- Federal Taxation-Public Comment Letters (FTX-PUBCOM)
In addition, on January 15, 2008, coverage of the Federal Taxation-IRS Cumulative Bulletins database (FTX-CB) was extended to include documents beginning with 1919. Previous coverage began with 1954.
01/16/08
Three NetScan databases
- NetScan Committee Schedules (LEG-CS)
- NetScan Executive Orders (NS-EO)
- NetScan Legislative History Documents (NS-LH)
01/17/08
Al Tamimi Law Update (ATLAWUP)
Monthly update from the Middle East law firm Al Tamimi & Co.
Six tax-related databases from the American Bar Association (ABA)
- Comprehensive Analysis of Current Consumption Tax Proposals (ABA-CONSTAX)
- Effectively Representing Your Client before the New IRS (ABA-ERIRS)
- Guide to Nonprofit Corporate Governance in the Wake of Sarbanes-Oxley (ABA-NCORPGOV)
- Property Tax Deskbook (ABA-PTD)
- Sales and Use Tax Deskbook (ABA-SUTX)
- Value Added Tax (ABA-VALADTAX)
Three CLE databases
- Maryland CLE Materials-Handling the Drinking and Driving Case (MD-DUICLE)
- Maryland CLE Materials-Workers' Compensation (MD-CLE-WC)
- Massachusetts CLE-DUI (MA-DUICLE)
17 state-specific statutes databases related to workers' compensation
Statutory provisions related to workers' compensation for 17 states found in databases with the identifier XXWC-ST, where XX is a state's two-letter postal abbreviation (e.g., RIWC-ST).
17 state-specific administrative code databases related to workers' compensation
Administrative rules and regulations related to workers' compensation for 17 states (DE, FL, GA, IA, IN, KY, LA, MD, ND, NH, NV, OK, RI, SC, UT, WV, and WY) found in databases with the identifier XXWC-ADC, where XX is a state's two-letter postal abbreviation (e.g., GAWC-ADC).
23 analytical databases related to workers' compensation
State-specific databases containing analysis of workers' compensation-related law in 15 states, including practice commentary.
37 forms databases related to workers' compensation
- Workers' Compensation Law Forms Combined (WCFORM-ALL)
- National Workers' Compensation Forms, Checklists, and Clauses (WCFORM-GEN)
- 35 state-specific databases containing forms, checklists, and clauses related to workers' compensation available in databases with the identifier XX-WCFORM, where XX is a state's two-letter postal abbreviation (e.g., IL-WCFORM)
01/18/08
Criminal trial court filings for 18 federal district courts
- U.S. District Court, M.D. Alabama Criminal Trial Filings (AL-MDCT-CRFILING)
- U.S. District Court, N.D. Alabama Criminal Trial Filings (AL-NDCT-CRFILING)
- U.S. District Court, D. Alaska Criminal Trial Filings (AK-DCT-CRFILING)
- U.S. District Court, D. Arizona Criminal Trial Filings (AZ-DCT-CRFILING)
- U.S. District Court, W.D. Arkansas Criminal Trial Filings (AR-WDCT-CRFILING)
- U.S. District Court, C.D. California Criminal Trial Filings (CA-CDCT-CRFILING)
- U.S. District Court, E.D. California Criminal Trial Filings (CA-EDCT-CRFILING)
- U.S. District Court, N.D. California Criminal Trial Filings (CA-NDCT-CRFILING)
- U.S. District Court, S.D. California Criminal Trial Filings (CA-SDCT-CRFILING)
- U.S. District Court, D. Colorado Criminal Trial Filings (CO-DCT-CRFILING)
- U.S. District Court, D. Connecticut Criminal Trial Filings (CT-DCT-CRFILING)
- U.S. District Court, D. District of Columbia Criminal Trial Filings (DC-DCT-CRFILING)
- U.S. District Court, M.D. Florida Criminal Trial Filings (FL-MDCT-CRFILING)
- U.S. District Court, N.D. Florida Criminal Trial Filings (FL-NDCT-CRFILING)
- U.S. District Court, S.D. Florida Criminal Trial Filings (FL-SDCT-CRFILING)
- U.S. District Court, M.D. Georgia Criminal Trial Filings (GA-MDCT-CRFILING)
- U.S. District Court, N.D. Georgia Criminal Trial Filings (GA-NDCT-CRFILING)
- U.S. District Court, S.D. Georgia Criminal Trial Filings (GA-SDCT-CRFILING)
OSHA Compliance Guide (OSHACG)
An Aspen publication.
01/22/08
Pension Answer Book (PNABK)
An Aspen publication.
State and Local Tax Lawyer (SLTAXL)
From the ABA Taxation Section.
BNA IRS Practice Adviser Portfolio Series-Multibase (TM-IRS)
Two hornbook databases
- Lewis and Norman's Hornbook on Civil Rights Law and Practice (CIVRIGHT-HB)
- Zuckman, Corn-Revere, Frieden, and Kennedy's Hornbook on Modern Communications Law (MODCOMML-HB)
Eight nutshells
- Covington and Decker's Employment Law in a Nutshell (EMPLAW-NS)
- Eggen's Toxic Torts Law in a Nutshell (TOXICTORT-NS)
- Kionka's Torts in a Nutshell (TORTS-NS)
- Leslie's Labor Law in a Nutshell (LABLAW-NS)
- McCarthy and Reynold's Local Government Law in a Nutshell (LOCGOVLAW-NS)
- McNulty and McCouch's Federal Estate and Gift Taxation in a Nutshell (GIFTTAX-NS)
- Nolan and Salkin's Land Use in a Nutshell (LANDUSE-NS)
- Ramsey and Abrams' Children and the Law in a Nutshell (CHILDLAW-NS)
Divorce records for seven states
Public records related to divorce from seven states-Georgia, Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Tennessee-found in databases with the identifier DIVORCE-XX, where XX is a state's two-letter postal abbreviation (e.g., DIVORCE-TN).
01/23/08
OSHA Guide for the Construction Industry (OSHACI)
An Aspen publication.
Criminal trial court filings for 15 federal district courts
- Hawaii (HI-DCT-CRFILING)
- Idaho (ID-DCT-CRFILING)
- Illinois Central District (IL-CDCT-CRFILING)
- Illinois Northern District (IL-NDCT-CRFILING)
- Illinois Southern District (IL-SDCT-CRFILING)
- Indiana Northern District (IN-NDCT-CRFILING)
- Iowa Southern District (IA-SDCT-CRFILING)
- Kansas (KS-DCT-CRFILING)
- Kentucky Eastern (KY-EDCT-CRFILING)
- Kentucky Western (KY-WDCT-CRFILING)
- Louisiana Eastern (LA-EDCT-CRFILING)
- Maine (ME-DCT-CRFILING)
- Massachusetts (MA-DCT-CRFILING)
- Michigan Eastern (MI-EDCT-CRFILING)
- Michigan Western (MI-WDCT-CRFILING)
01/24/08
Three new briefs databases for Oregon
- Oregon Briefs Multibase (OR-BRIEF-ALL)
- Oregon Supreme Court Briefs (OR-SCT-BRIEF)
- Oregon Court of Appeal Briefs (OR-APP-BRIEF)
Supreme court criminal briefs for nine states
- California Supreme Court Criminal Briefs (CA-SCT-CRBRIEF)
- Illinois Supreme Court Criminal Briefs and Petitions (IL-SCT-CRBRIEF)
- Louisiana Supreme Court Criminal Briefs (LA-SCT-CRBRIEF)
- Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Criminal Briefs (MA-SCT-CRBRIEF)
- New York Court of Appeals Criminal Briefs (NY-COA-CRBRIEF)
- Ohio Supreme Court Criminal Briefs (OH-SCT-CRBRIEF)
- Pennsylvania Supreme Court Criminal Briefs (PA-SCT-CRBRIEF)
- Texas Supreme and Court of Criminal Appeals Briefs (TX-COCA-CRBRIEF)
- Washington Supreme Court Criminal Briefs (WA-SCT-CRBRIEF)
Westlaw Database Name and Identifier Changes
12/13/07
Old: ICIS Chemical Business (EURCHEMNAB)
New: European Chemical News (Abstracts) (EURCHEMNAB)
Old: PLI-All Course Handbooks and Reference Books (PLI-ALL)
New: All PLI Course Handbooks and Treatises (PLI-ALL)
Old: PLI Reference Books Multibase (PLIREF-ALL)
New: PLI Treatises Multibase (PLIREF-ALL)
Old: PLI Estate Planning Materials from Both Course Handbooks and Reference Books (PLIEST-ALL)
New: Estate Planning Materials from Both PLI Course Handbooks and Treatises (PLIEST-ALL)
Old: PLI Corporate Materials from Both Course Handbooks and Reference Books (PLICORP-ALL)
New: Corporate Materials from Both PLI Course Handbooks and Treatises (PLICORP-ALL)
Old: PLI Corporate Reference Books Multibase (PLIREF-CORP)
New: PLI Corporate Treatises Multibase (PLIREF-CORP)
Old: PLI Criminal Law Materials from Both Course Handbooks and Reference Books (PLICRIM-ALL)
New: Criminal Law Materials from Both PLI Course Handbooks and Treatises (PLICRIM-ALL)
Old: PLI Litigation Materials from Both Course Handbooks and Reference Books (PLILIT-ALL)
New: Litigation Materials from Both PLI Course Handbooks and Treatises (PLILIT-ALL)
Old: PLI New York Law Materials from Both Course Handbooks and Reference Books (PLINY-ALL)
New: New York Law Materials from Both PLI Course Handbooks and Treatises (PLINY-ALL)
Old: State Criminal Trial Court Orders and Judgments (CRTRORDERS-ALL)
New: State Criminal Trial Court Orders and State and Federal Judgments of Conviction (CRORDERS-ALL)
12/19/07
Old: Dockets-Washington State Courts (DOCK-WA-STCTS)
New: Dockets-Washington State Courts (DOCK-WA-STATE)
01/07/08
Old: Norton Bankruptcy Law and Practice 2d (NRTN-BLP)
New: Norton Bankruptcy Law and Practice 3d (NRTN-BLP)
01/18/08
Old: AME Info-Travel and Aviation (AMEITRAVELAVIA)
New: AME Info-Aviation (AMEITRAVELAVIA)
Old: AME Info-Telco, Internet, and IT (AMEITELCO)
New: AME Info-Telecoms and IT (AMEITELCO)
Westlaw Database Removals
01/10/08
Environmental Compliance and Litigation Strategist (ENVTLCLS)
EUobserver.com (EUOBSERVER)
Startup and Emerging Companies Strategist (SUESC)
Syndey Morning Herald (SYDNEYMH)