National litigation: Today’s top news on Westlaw News & Insight

Dec 21, 2010 By: Jon Hanke

Westlaw News & Insight – National Litigation combines Reuters Legal News, analysis from respected authors, and high-value material from Westlaw.

Westlaw Jury Verdict of the Week: LucasFilm Employee Claims Pregnancy Discrimination

Dec 21, 2010 By: Jury Verdicts

Veronese v. LucasFilm Ltd. (Cal. Super. Ct.) George Lucas executive assistant awarded $114K for pregnancy discrimination 2010 WL 2893317 Verdict Summary Note: The links above…

Westlaw Headnote of the Day – December 21, 2010

Dec 21, 2010 By: Westlaw Insider

110 Criminal Law 110II Defenses in General 110k38 k. Compulsion or Necessity; Justification in General. Defense of necessity is available when a…

Cyclopedia of Federal Procedure: An old standard gets new life

Dec 20, 2010 By: Jon Hanke

Now on Westlaw, this resource is a guide to civil and criminal procedures and procedural concepts, including uncommon actions such as quo warranto and ne exeat.

Westlaw Headnote of the Day – December 20, 2010

Dec 20, 2010 By: Westlaw Insider

28 Animals 28k66 Injuries to Persons 28k66.9 k. Other Particular Animals. Under Illinois law, a person who keeps a tiger in his…

Draft agreements quickly – without that one-size-fits-all aftertaste

Dec 17, 2010 By: Jon Hanke

You can view a wide range of common provisions and cherry-pick the language that best fits your transaction with Westlaw databases like ECK-CLAUS.

Today in 1991: Federal court rules on hip hop music sampling

Dec 17, 2010 By: Jon Hanke

Unlicensed sampling was common until a federal judge put the kibosh on the practice of selling sample-laden recordings and paying the copyright owner later.

Westlaw Headnote of the Day – December 17, 2010

Dec 17, 2010 By: Westlaw Insider

92 Constitutional Law 92XVIII Freedom of Speech, Expression, and Press 92XVIII(H) Law Enforcement; Criminal Conduct 92k1800 k. In General. Resort to epithets…

Need to change your client ID before you wander off plan?

Dec 16, 2010 By: Jon Hanke

WestlawNext makes it easy to change a client ID during a research session without having to sign out.

Hot Docs: Agents fire back at FBI for alleged age discrimination

Dec 16, 2010 By: Jon Hanke

Several years after the FBI limited the terms of high-ranking supervisors to five years, 45 agents have filed an age-discrimination lawsuit against the FBI.

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