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Contents
1 INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Starting and Ending a Westlaw Session . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Adding Tabbed Pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Selecting Westlaw Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Using the Research Trail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2 RETRIEVING DOCUMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Retrieving a Document by Citation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Retrieving a Document Using a Find Template . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Retrieving a Case by Party Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Using the Table of Contents Service to Retrieve a Document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
3 PRINTING DOCUMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Printing the Document Your Are Viewing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Printing or Delivering Other Documents in Your Result . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Retrieving and Printing Multiple Documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
4 CHECKING CITATIONS IN KEYCITE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Assessing KeyCite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Checking Cases in KeyCite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Checking Statutes in KeyCite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Checking Citations in Your Brief Automatically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Tracking the Case, Statute, or Regulation You Are Viewing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
5 BROWSING DOCUMENTS ON WESTLAW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Locating People . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Retrieving Adverse Filings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Locating Assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Checking Criminal Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Using Additional Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
8 FINDING INFORMATION ABOUT COMPANIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Retrieving Company Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Finding Owners, Officers, and Registered Agents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Locating Company Reports, Financial Information, and Securities Filings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
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Locating Court Docket Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Retrieving Appellate Briefs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Retrieving Trial Court Filings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Retrieving Expert Witness Filings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
10 FINDING EXPERTS, JUDGES, AND ATTORNEYS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
WestClip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Docket Alert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 D&B Alert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 KeyRules Alert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Viewing Entries for an Alert Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
13 SEARCHING FOR DOCUMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Selecting Natural Language or Terms and Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Accessing a Database . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Searching with Natural Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Searching with Terms and Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
14 SEARCHING CASE LAW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Restricting Your Search by Field . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Using the Table of Contents Service to Retrieve Multiple Sections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Using an Index to Retrieve Statutes and Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Using the Popular Name Table to Retrieve Statutes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Using the Links Tab to View Related Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Using RegulationsPlus for Federal Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Retrieving All Sections of a Statute or Federal Regulation (Without Annotations) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Using Graphical Statutes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Retrieving Federal Legislative History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
INDEX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
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1 Introduction
Starting and Ending a Westlaw Session
Complete these steps to sign on to Westlaw: 1. Go to www.westlaw.com. The Westlaw sign-on page is displayed. Type your OnePass username and password and a client identifier in the text boxes. 2. If desired, choose the following options: Select the Remember Username and Password check box if you want your OnePass username and password automatically entered each time you sign on to Westlaw. Select the Return to last research trail check box to use the research trail from your previous Westlaw session. The trail is displayed after you sign on. 3. Click Sign On. A tabbed page or your last research trail is displayed.
ENDING A WESTLAW SESSION
To sign off from Westlaw, click Sign Off at the top of any page. The time spent on Westlaw and the number of transactions are displayed.
Introduction
To add the Paralegal page and your state page, follow these steps: 1. Click Add a Tab at the top of any page. At the next page, click Add Westlaw Tabs to display a list of available tabbed pages (Figure 1-1). (To preview a page, click the page name.) 2. Select the Paralegal check box under General and the check box for your state under JurisdictionalState, then click Add to My Tab Set. 3. A list of the pages youve selected is displayed under In Tab Display. One page is designated as your default page (the page that is displayed when you sign on to Westlaw). To select a different page as your default, click Set as Default next to the page. To delete a page from the list, select the check box next to the name of the page and click Remove. 4. To display a tabbed page, click its tab.
The Paralegal page provides access to shortcuts, such as the Find service and KeyCite, in the left frame and links to state and federal cases and statutes, court documents, public records, and forms databases in easy-to-browse categories in the right frame (Figure 1-2). Click a database name to display a Search page for that database.
Personalizing the Paralegal Page
You can personalize the Paralegal page (and most other tabbed pages on Westlaw) to increase your Westlaw efficiency by editing the options displayed in each section. For example, you can customize content and display options by clicking Show next to Content and Display Options at the top of page. You can customize database groups in the right frame in a variety of ways, including moving entire database groups as well as individual databases within groups. For more information on personalizing tabbed pages, see the Customizing Westlaw Tabbed Pages quick reference guide, Material #40903992.
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2 Retrieving Documents
Retrieving a Document by Citation
You can quickly retrieve a specific document when you know its citation by using the Find service at the Paralegal page or your state page. Type the citation in the Find by citation text box in the left frame and click Go. To print the document immediately after it is retrieved, select the and Print check box, if available, before you click Go. You can also click Find&Print at the top of the page to display the Find a Document page. Then type your citation in the Find this document by citation text box in the left frame and click Go. In most cases, your document will be retrieved regardless of capitalization, spacing, or use of periods. For example, you will retrieve the same U.S. Supreme Court opinion with the Find service whether you type 121 sct 1322, 121 SCT 1322, 121 s.c.t. 1322, or 121sct1322. You can retrieve many different types of documents with Find, including the following: Document type Case law United States Code Annotated (USCA) section U.S. public law Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) section Federal rule of evidence State statute Example 119 sct 1906 47 usca 151 us pl 110-343 21 cfr 165.110 fre 402 mi st 445.1725 nh st 507-b:11 ny gen bus 398-b 26 clmjla 101 68 alr 5th 549
Retrieving Documents
Retrieving Documents
3 Printing Documents
Printing the Document You Are Viewing
When you access Westlaw using Internet Explorer 5.5 or later, you can print a retrieved document or result list on an attached printer in HTML with just two clicks of your mouse. Click the Quick Print icon in the upper-right corner of the document or result list. When the Windows Print dialog box is displayed, click Print or Send Request, depending on your browser, to send the document to your attached printer and return to your Westlaw result.
Printing Documents
Printing Documents
Accessing KeyCite
There are several ways to access information in KeyCite. At a tabbed page, type a citation in the KeyCite this citation text box in the left frame and click Go. Click KeyCite at the top of any page to display the KeyCite page. Then type a citation in the KeyCite this citation text box and click Go. While viewing a document, click a KeyCite status flag, if available, or click History or Full History on the Links tab in the left frame.
A KeyCite status flag (a red or yellow flag, a blue H, or a green C) indicates that KeyCite information is available for the case. A red flag warns that the case is no longer good law for at least one of the points of law it contains. A yellow flag warns that the case has some negative history but has not been reversed or overruled. A blue H indicates that the case has some history. A green C indicates that the case has citing references but no direct history or negative citing references.
To view the history of a displayed case, click Full History on the Links tab (Figure 4-1). The case history is displayed in the right frame and includes direct history, which traces the case through the appellate process and includes both prior and subsequent history, and negative citing references, which are cases outside the direct appellate line that may have a negative impact on the precedential value of the case.
The direct history of a case can be displayed in an easy-to-read graphical view that shows each court decision at the appropriate trial or appellate level (U.S. Supreme Court, state high court, intermediate court, or trial court). Click Direct History (Graphical View) on the Links tab to display the graphical view (Figure 4-2).
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To view a list of cases, administrative materials, secondary sources, and briefs and other court documents that cite your case, click Citing References on the Links tab (Figure 4-3). Negative citing cases are listed first; the remaining cases are listed according to the depth of treatment they give your case.
You can restrict your list of citing references by document type, headnote, Locate term, jurisdiction, date, or depth of treatment category. Click Limit KeyCite Display at the bottom of the KeyCite citing references result.
KeyCite Depth of Treatment Stars
KeyCite depth of treatment stars indicate the extent to which a citing case discusses the cited case.
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The citing case contains an extended discussion of the cited case, usually more than a printed page of text. The citing case contains a substantial discussion of the cited case, usually more than a paragraph but less than a printed page. The citing case contains some discussion of the cited case, usually less than a paragraph. The citing case contains a brief reference to the cited case, usually in a string citation.
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A KeyCite status flag (a red or yellow flag or a green C) indicates that KeyCite information is available for the statute. A red flag indicates that the statute has been amended by a recent session law, repealed, superseded, or held unconstitutional or preempted in whole or in part. A yellow flag indicates that the statute has been renumbered or transferred by a recent session law; that an uncodified session law or proposed legislation affecting the statute is available (statutes merely referenced, i.e., mentioned, are not marked with a yellow flag); that the statute was limited on constitutional or preemption grounds or its validity was otherwise called into doubt; or that a prior version of the statute received negative treatment from a court. A green C indicates that the statute has citing references but no applicable history.
KEYCITE HISTORY FOR A STATUTE
Click a red or yellow KeyCite status flag or History on the Links tab to view the history of a displayed statute in the right frame (Figure 4-4). Statute history includes citations to cases affecting the validity of the statute, recent session laws that amend or repeal the section, proposed legislation, bill drafts, reports and related materials, credits, and historical and statutory notes.
To view a list of documents that cite your statute, click Citing References on the Links tab. Citing references include cases that have affected the validity of the section, cases from USCA and state statute notes of decisions, cases that do not appear in notes of decisions, administrative decisions, Federal Register documents, secondary sources, briefs and other court documents, statutes and court rules, and administrative codes. Click Limit KeyCite Display at the bottom of the KeyCite citing references result to limit your list of citing references.
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KeyCite: retrieves history and citing references for your documents Cited Decisions: lists the cases cited by your cases Find: retrieves the full text of the documents on Westlaw QuoteRight: verifies the accuracy of quotations in your documents
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When you are viewing a document or KeyCite result, click Monitor with KeyCite Alert on the Links tab in the left frame. The KeyCite Alert wizard is displayed (Figure 4-6), which will walk you through the steps for creating a KeyCite Alert entry. Click Next to move through each step, then click Finish to add your entry to the KeyCite Alert Directory.
If you know the citation of the document you want to monitor, click Alert Center at the top of any page. The Alert Center Directory is displayed. Click Wizard in the KeyCite Alert section and follow the step-by-step instructions to create your entry. Click Create in the KeyCite Alert section, then type the citation of the document you want to monitor in the Citation text box and click Go. The KeyCite Alert: Create Entry page is displayed. Specify your KeyCite Alert settings under Entry Details on the left side of the page. To change the delivery settings listed on the right side of the page, click Edit to display the KeyCite Alert: Edit Delivery Settings page. When you finish setting up your entry, click Save at the KeyCite Alert: Create Entry page to save it in the KeyCite Alert Directory.
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When you search a statutes, regulations, case law, or analytical database, Westlaw automatically creates a ResultsPlus lista list of additional documents and West topic and key numbers that have a high statistical likelihood of matching the concepts in your search. Click a title in the ResultsPlus list to view the full text of the document, or click a topic and key number reference to retrieve a document containing case headnotes classified under that topic and key number. To return to the result list, click Full Screen List on the Result List tab or the Links tab.
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Click the Term arrows to view the next or previous occurrence of the search terms in your search result. The search terms are highlighted for easy identification. Click the Best arrows in a Natural Language search result to view the portion of each document most closely matching the concepts in your description. Click the Doc arrows to display the next or previous document in your search result. Use the Tools drop-down list in the lower-right corner to go to a specific page of a print publication, restrict your document display to specific fields, or copy document text including its citation. The options available vary depending on the type of document you are viewing.
BROWSING CONSECUTIVE SECTIONS
When you are viewing a statute, regulation, or treatise, click Previous Section or Next Section at the top of the document to view consecutive sections even if they were not retrieved by your search or Find request. For example, if you are viewing 29 U.S.C.A. 2612, click Next Section to view section 2613 and click Previous Section to view section 2611. To return to the document you originally retrieved, click Original Results at the top of the Links tab or the Result List tab.
VIEWING CITED DOCUMENTS
Hypertext links allow you to jump from a citation in the document you are viewing to the full text of the cited document. Simply click the link and the full text of the document is displayed.
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LINKS TAB
The Links tab displays links to related information for the document you are viewing. The links available vary depending on the type of documents you retrieve. For example, the Links tab for a case law document displays links to the KeyCite result for the case petitions, briefs, and other court filings related to the case
ResultsPlus information specific to the case the table of authorities for the case Click a link to display the related information in the right frame.
LOCATING SPECIFIC TERMS
The Locate feature allows you to search the documents in your search result for a particular term or terms, whether or not the terms appeared in your original search. To use Locate, complete these steps: 1. Click Locate in Result at the top of the Links tab, the Result List tab, or the result list. The Locate Search Terms page is displayed (Figure 5-3). 2. Type your search terms in the Locate text box using the Terms and Connectors search method. 3. Click Locate. Your result list is automatically restricted to those documents in your search result that contain your Locate terms, and your Locate terms are highlighted in the document text. To modify your Locate request, click Edit Locate; to cancel your Locate request, click Cancel Locate.
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The Copy with Reference feature automatically inserts the correct citation when you copy and paste text from a case, statute, regulation, treatise, or law review article into a brief or other legal document. To use Copy with Reference, follow these steps: 1. Select the text you want to copy (Figure 5-4). 2. Choose Copy with Ref from the Tools drop-down list at the bottom of the page and click Go. The Copy with Reference dialog box is displayed (Figure 5-5), containing the text you selected and the citation of the document containing the text. 3. Click Copy. Paste the copied text, which includes the citation, into your legal document.
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6 Finding Forms
Retrieving Forms
You can access a variety of pleading and practice forms and checklists in the Forms and Checklists section of the Paralegal page. Click the Table of Contents link, if available, to browse a publications table of contents. You can also type a Terms and Connectors or Natural Language search. After you retrieve a form, you can download it and save it on your computer, or you can copy and paste it into a Microsoft Word or Corel WordPerfect document. You can also use FormFinder, which provides quick access to hundreds of text forms, official PDF forms, checklists, and clauses and an easy-to-use search template.
You can also use the Natural Language search method to run a search. For example, to search for software license agreements, click the Natural Language tab and type software license agreement in the Search text box, then click Search Westlaw.
SEARCH RESULT
The left frame of the Results page contains a Result Summary, which categorizes the type of forms in the result, e.g., text forms or checklists (Figure 6-1). The number of documents in each category is displayed in parentheses. The right frame lists the first three documents in each category. To view all forms in a specific category, click view all next to the category heading in the right frame or click the category name in the Result Summary.
Finding Forms
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Each form contains fields for you to complete. These fields are indicated by blue shading to help ensure that you enter all necessary information. Westlaw eforms include features that allow you to share information and collaborate with clients and colleagues.
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Finding Forms
Locating People
Use the databases listed below to locate potential parties and witnesses for a lawsuit. Click People Records to display the search template for the People RecordsCombined database (PEOPLE-ALL) (Figure 7-1). Choose a permissible use from the Voters drop-down list and then type your search terms in the text boxes. (If your use is not listed in the Permissible Uses drop-down list, choose No Permissible Use, Search will exclude Voter Registration Records and proceed with your search. All other information in the database will be included in your search result.) The search template has flexible search requirements that enable you to search with partial name and address information that may not be suitable in other databases. Click Executive Affiliations to display the search template for the Executive Affiliation Records database (EA-ALL), which you can search for information on executives worldwide. Type a name in the Executive Name text box and click Search Westlaw. You can also run a search in a combined public records database for a specific state. With a single search, you can pull together a comprehensive picture of an individual. Click Public Records by State to display the Public Records CombinedIndividual States section of the Westlaw Directory. Click the name of a database you want to search.
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Locating Assets
You can retrieve information about the following types of assets: aircraft motor vehicles real property stocks watercraft unclaimed property You can use real property records to verify ownership, research property value, identify encumbrances, check tax information, and search for sales information. To run a search, click Asset Search to display the search template for the Asset LocatorCombined database (ASSET-ALL). Select a permissible use from the DPPA drop-down list, type the name of an individual in the Name text box, select the types of assets you want to search for and the jurisdictions you want to search, and click Search Westlaw.
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You can also use the Business Citator ReportsCompany Search database (BC-COMPANYSRBD) to create customized reports on companies based on securities and intellectual property filings, litigation records, bankruptcy filings, officer and director profiles, and news reports. Under Business Citator Reports in the left frame, type a company name in the Search by Company Name text box and click Go. If you want to restrict your search to a specific state, click Advanced Company Search. Then type a company name in the Company Name text box, select a state in the States list box, and click Search Westlaw. A list of companies containing your terms in the company name or a related company name is displayed. Click the number next to the name of the company for which you want to create a Business Citator Report; all categories of information available for inclusion in the report are displayed in the right frame (Figure 8-2). Select the check boxes next to the categories you want to include and click Submit. Then click Complete Download at the Download Confirmation page. The Business Citator Report is displayed in PDF.
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While viewing a court docket (Figure 9-1), you can update or track the docket.
Updating a Docket
To view the most recent additions to the docket, click Update at the top of the docket. If your search result contains several dockets, you can update them simultaneously while viewing the result list. Select the check boxes for the dockets you want to update and click Update Selected Dockets at the top of the list. At the Docket Update Request page, click Submit. The Docket Tools page is displayed at which you can view the updated dockets or print, e-mail, or download them.
Tracking Court Dockets
To track the docket, click Track this Docket at the top of the document to create a Docket Alert entry that will track changes in court docket information and notify you of these changes.
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When you run a search in a news database to retrieve information about a company, your result list may contain a ResultsPlus list of additional document such as company profiles, Investext analyst reports, and SEC filings (Figure 11-2).
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WestClip
Use WestClip to run Terms and Connectors searches automatically on a daily, weekday, weekly, biweekly, or monthly basis. Your search results are delivered to the destination of your choice, e.g., e-mail address. With WestClip you can perform tasks such as the following: Monitor whether the U.S. Supreme Court has granted certiorari. Read a U.S. court of appeals decision as soon as it appears on Westlaw. Track federal and state legislation. Stay up-to-date on a practice area or legal issue of interest. Click WestClip under Tracking and Alerts to display the WestClip: Overview page. (If you have previously created a WestClip entry, the WestClip Directory is displayed.) Click Create Entry at the top of the page. At the WestClip: Create Entry page, type your information in the appropriate text boxes. If desired, click Edit to change delivery settings. Click Save when you are finished making your selections. You can also create a WestClip entry by clicking Add Search to WestClip while viewing a result list retrieved with a Terms and Connectors search. The WestClip: Create Entry page is displayed with the database identifier and search automatically added to the entry.
Docket Alert
Use the Docket Alert service to monitor new case filings and developments in ongoing cases. To access Docket Alert and create an entry, follow these steps: 1. Click Docket Alerts and Tracks under Tracking and Alerts. The Docket Alert: Directory page is displayed. (If you have previously created an entry, the Docket Alerts and Tracks: Directory page is displayed.) 2. Click Create Entry at the top of the page. The Docket Alerts and Tracks: Create Entry page is displayed. 3. Select Receive an alert when there are new developments in a specific case or Receive an alert when new cases are filed. Then click Go. 4. Select a court or courts. Click Save if necessary. 5. Complete your entry by typing information in the appropriate text boxes under Entry Details. You can change delivery settings, if desired, under Delivery Settings. 6. When you are finished making your selections, click Save. While viewing a docket, you can also click Track this Docket to display the Docket Track: New Developments in a Specific Case page, at which you can create an entry.
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D&B Alert
Use D&B Alert to monitor various D&B reports. D&B Alert will notify you when changes are made to a companys Comprehensive Report, Business Information Report, or International Business Information Report. The results, indicating which sections of the report were updated, are e-mailed to you. There are several ways to create a D&B Alert entry: Click D&B Alert under Tracking and Alerts. At the D&B Alert: Create Entry page, type the company name and the D-U-N-S number in the text boxes and, if necessary, type your e-mail address. Then click Save. While viewing a D&B record for a company, click create a D&B Alert at the end of the record.
KeyRules Alert
Use KeyRules Alert to monitor changes in rules governing common court procedures. There are several ways to create a KeyRules Alert entry: Click Alert Center at the top of any page. At the Alert Center Directory, click Create in the KeyRules Alert section. The KeyRules Alert: Create Entry page is displayed. Type a name for the entry; choose the court from which you want to receive updated documents from the series of Court drop-down lists; choose a document type from the Document Type drop-down lists; type your e-mail address in the E-mail text box; and click Save. The entry is saved in the KeyRules Alert Directory. While you are viewing a KeyRules document, click Notify me of rules update at the top of the document. The KeyRules Alert: Create Entry page is displayed.
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Accessing a Database
Click a database name in the right frame of the Paralegal page to run a search. If you don't see the database you want, you can browse the Westlaw Directory, which lists all the databases on Westlaw and their identifiers. Click Directory at the top of any page to display the Westlaw Directory. You can also type a description of the database you are looking for, e.g., colorado insurance cases, in the Search for a database text box in the left frame of the Westlaw Directory or the Paralegal page and click Go. A list of database names and identifiers is displayed. Click the name of the database you want to search. For detailed information about a database, click the Scope icon ( ) next to its name. If you have a special Westlaw subscription plan, e.g., a WestlawPRO plan, the databases in your plan will be listed in the right frame of the Westlaw Directory page. Click All Databases in the left frame to view all the databases on Westlaw.
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USING CONNECTORS
In Terms and Connectors searching, you must place connectors between your terms. Connectors specify the relationship that must exist between terms in your retrieved documents. Refer to the chart below when you use the Terms and Connectors search method. Connector AND OR Grammatical Connectors Type & a space /p /s +s /n +n Phrase Westlaw retrieves documents that contain both search terms either search term or both terms search terms in the same paragraph search terms in the same sentence the first term preceding the second term in the same sentence search terms within n terms of each other (where n is a number from 1 to 255) the first term preceding the second term by n terms (where n is a number from 1 to 255) search terms appearing in the same order as in the quotation marks Example narcotics & warrant car automobile hearsay /p utterance design /s defect attorney +s fee personal /3 jurisdiction sonia +2 sotomayor attractive nuisance
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To exclude documents that contain the terms following the percent symbol
CREATING PHRASES
To search for a phrase, place the phrase in quotation marks. For example, to use the phrase golden parachute in a search, type golden parachute.
ADDING ALTERNATIVE TERMS
Consider both synonyms and antonyms as alternative terms. For example, if you are searching for legal, you might also include illegal, lawful, and unlawful in your search. If you are searching for good faith, you might also want to search for bad faith.
ONLINE THESAURUS
The online thesaurus is useful for finding alternative search terms. After typing a query, click Thesaurus to select alternative terms for the terms in your search.
USING VARIATIONS OF WORD FORMS
When choosing search terms, consider the various forms they might take. Refer to the following chart for information about retrieving variations of word forms. To search for compound words such as goodwill abbreviations such as FMLA words with multiple endings, such as object, use the root expander (!) words with variable characters, such as jury and withdraw, use the universal character (*) Type good-will f.m.l.a. object! jur** withdr*w Westlaw retrieves documents that contain goodwill, good-will, good will F.M.L.A., F. M. L. A., FMLA, F M L A object, objected, objection, objecting, objective jury, juror (but not jurisdiction) withdraw, withdrew
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To access the West Key Number Digest, click Key Numbers at the top of any page, then click West Key Number Digest Outline at the next page. The topic and key number outline is displayed. Click the plus and minus symbols to browse the outline. Alternatively, click Custom Digest at a case law database Search page. After you identify a topic and key number associated with the legal issue you are researching, you can run a search using that topic and key number in a case law database to quickly retrieve cases involving the same legal issue. For example, to search for cases with headnotes classified under topic 231H (Labor and Employment) and key number 758 (Wrongful Discharge in General), first access an appropriate database such as All Federal Cases (ALLFEDS). At the Search page, click the Terms and Connectors tab, type 231hk758 in the Search text box, and click Search Westlaw. You can also use a topic and key number search in conjunction with other search terms. For example, to search for cases with headnotes classified under the above topic and key number that relate to contracts, type 231hk758 /p contract.
SEARCHING FOR KEY NUMBERS
In addition to browsing the topic and key number outline for relevant topic and key numbers, you can also search for them using the Search for Key Numbers feature (Figure 14-2). Click Key Numbers at the top of any page. A page is displayed that contains the Search for Key Numbers text box. Type terms that describe your issue, such as family and medical leave, in the text box; change the jurisdiction if desired; and click Search. You retrieve a list of topic and key numbers from cases in your jurisdiction, as well as from other state and federal jurisdictions. Click a topic and key number in the list to view case headnotes classified under that topic and key number along with links to the full text of the cases containing those headnotes.
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When you are browsing the table of contents for a statutes or regulations database, you can easily expand a title, chapter, part, or subpart to view all included sections. Select the check box next to a title, chapter, part, or subpart and click Expand Selection(s). That portion of the table of contents will be expanded. Click Collapse All to collapse the entire table of contents.
RETRIEVING MULTIPLE SECTIONS OR ENTIRE TITLES, CHAPTERS, PARTS, OR SUBPARTS
To retrieve multiple sections or entire titles, chapters, parts, or subparts, select the check boxes next to the sections, titles, chapters, parts, or subparts you want to retrieve. Then do one of the following: Click Retrieve and Print to print documents immediately after they are retrieved. Click Search. The Table of Contents search page is displayed listing your selections. Click Search again to retrieve all the documents you selected. If you want to retrieve only those sections containing specific terms, type those terms in the text box before clicking Search again.
The table of contents for the CFR, the USCA, or California, Florida, Illinois, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, or Texas statutes can be displayed as it existed on a particular date. To do so, complete these steps: 1. Access the table of contents for the CFR, the USCA, or any of the state statutes listed above. 2. Type a date in the Effective Date text box or select a date by clicking the Calendar icon, then click Go (Figure 15-2). The table of contents as it existed on the date you selected is displayed
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abbreviations 36 accessing Westlaw 1 acronyms 36 adverse filings 22 alert services Alert Center 14, 31, 32 D&B Alert 32 Docket Alert 25, 31 KeyCite Alert 14 KeyRules Alert 32 viewing entries 32 WestClip 31 All News database (ALLNEWS) 29 alternative terms, adding to search 36 American Law Reports (ALR) 5 ampersand (&). See AND connector AND connector (&) 35 appellate briefs 26 assets, locating 22 asterisk (*). See universal character attorneys, information about 28 Tools drop-down list 16, 18 Business Citator Reports 24 BUT NOT connector (%) 36
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caption field 39 case history 10 case law fields. See cases, fields cases fields 37 KeyCite 911 searching 3738 topic and key number search 3738 West Key Number Digest (Custom Digest) 3738 case-sensitive searching 29 Cited Decisions, creating using WestCheck.com 13 citing references for a case 11 citing references for a statute 12, 42 client identifier 1 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 5, 40, 41, 43 Companies in the Headlines feature 29 Company Profiles database (CO-PROFILE) 23 compound terms 36 connectors 3536 consecutive sections, viewing 16 copying text with citation 18 Copy with Reference feature 18 Corporate Records and Business Registrations Combined database (CORP-ALL) 23 court documents appellate briefs 26 dockets 25 expert witness filings 26 trial court filings 26 criminal records 22 Custom Digest. See West Key Number Digest customizing tabbed pages 2
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Best arrows 16 best portion 16 bill drafts 12 blue H 9 briefs, appellate 26 browsing Best arrows 16 by best portion 16 cited documents 16 consecutive sections 16 Doc arrows 16 by document 16 Links tab 17, 42 Locate terms in result 17 restricting display by field 16 result list 15 ResultsPlus 15 by search term 16 specific pages 16 Term arrows 16
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D&B Alert 32 D&B Business Records PlusU.S. database (DUNBR-US) 24 databases, accessing 33
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delivering documents. See printing documents depth of treatment stars 11 description, Natural Language. See Natural Language search method digest field 37 direct history (graphical view) 10 direct history of case 10 Doc arrows 16 Docket Alert 25, 31 dockets Docket Alert 25, 31 retrieving 25 updating 25 downloading documents. See printing documents Dun & Bradstreet reports 24
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grammatical connectors 35 Graphical Statutes 42, 44 green C for cases 9 green C for statutes 12
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headnotes digest field 37 searching 38 topic and key numbers 3738 West Key Number Digest (Custom Digest) 3738 hyphen, searching with. See compound terms
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EDGARSEC Filings database (EDGAR) 24 editing search 15 eforms. See Westlaw eforms Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval (EDGAR) system 24 e-mailing documents. See printing documents exclamation point(!). See root expander Executive Affiliations Records database (EA-ALL) 21 expert testimony 26 expert witnesses, information about 27 expert witness filings 26 index for statutes and regulations 41 Investext PDF database (INVESTEXT-PDF) 24
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KeyCite about 9 accessing 9 cases 911 depth of treatment stars 11 KeyCite Alert 14 status flags 9, 12 statutes 12 KeyCite Alert 14 in WestCheck.com 13 KeyCite Alert 14 key number search. See topic and key number search key numbers, searching for 38 KeyRules Alert 32
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Federal Register 12, 43 fields in cases 37 in statutes 39 Find case by party name 6 by citation 5 examples 5 multiple documents 8 templates 5 WestCheck.com 13 FormFinder 19 forms FormFinder 19 retrieving 1920 Westlaw eforms 20
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legislative history bill drafts 12, 44 credits 12 Graphical Statutes 42, 44 historical and statutory notes 12 KeyCite for statutes 12 Legislative HistoryU.S.Code, 1948 to Present database (LH) 44
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prior versions of statutes 40, 44 proposed legislation 12 reports and related materials 12, 44 session laws 12, 44 U.S. Code Congressional and Administrative News (USCCAN) 44 licenses, professional 22 Links tab about 17 cases 10, 11 KeyCite Alert 14 Locate 17 Profiler references 27, 28 RegulationsPlus 43 related materials 42 statutes 12, 42, 44 Litigation History Reports 28 Locate terms in result 17 location preferences. See preferences
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Natural Language search method 16, 33, 34 negative citing references 10, 11 news Companies in the Headlines feature 29 databases 29 People in the Headlines feature 29 ResultsPlus 30 searching 29 WestClip 30 next section, viewing 16 notes of decisions 12, 42 numerical connectors (/n, +n) 35
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Paralegal page accessing a database from 33 adding 2 customizing 23 left frame Business Citator Report 24 Companies in the Headlines 29 News Sources 29 People in the Headlines 29 ProfilerProfessional 2728
Tracking and Alerts 3132 right frame Court Documents 2526 Forms and Checklists 19 Information About Companies 2324 Information about People 2122 Statutes and Codes 39 party name, retrieving case by 6 pasting text with citation 18 People in the Headlines feature 29 People RecordsCombined database (PEOPLE-ALL) 21 percent symbol (%). See BUT NOT connector period, searching with. See abbreviations permissible use requirements for public records 21 Popular Name Table 41 preferences about 3 location and pricing 34 search 4, 33 prelim field 39, 43 previous section, viewing 16 pricing preferences. See preferences printing documents 78 Profiler references 2728 proposed legislation 12 public records companies Business Citator Reports 24 Company Profiles database (CO-PROFILE) 23 Corporate Records and Business RegistrationsCombined database (CORP-ALL) 23 Dun & Bradstreet reports 24 EDGARSec Filings database (EDGAR) 24 Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval (EDGAR) system 24 Executive Affiliation Records database (EA-ALL) 21 financial information 24 Investext PDF database (INVESTEXT-PDF) 24 securities filings 24 people adverse filings 22 assets 22 criminal records 22 Executive Affiliation Records database
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query, Terms and Connectors. See Terms and Connectors search method Quick Print. See printing documents quotation marks 35 QuoteRight 13
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red flag for cases 9 red flag for statutes 12 regulations browsing consecutive sections 16 RegulationsPlus Index 41 RegulationsPlus links 43 viewing related documents 43 RegulationsPlus Index 41 RegulationsPlus links 43 Research Trail 1, 4 restricting citing references for cases 11 for statutes 12 restricting search by field for cases 37 for statutes 39 result list 15 ResultsPlus 15, 30, 42 root expander (!) 36
status flags, KeyCite cases 9 statutes 12 statutes browsing consecutive sections 16 fields 39 Graphical Statutes 42, 44 index 41 KeyCite 12 Popular Name Table 41 retrieving by citation 5 retrieving entire chapters 40 retrieving multiple sections 40 retrieving prior versions 40 retrieving without annotations 43 searching 3944 session laws 12, 44 table of contents 6, 40, 42 viewing related materials 42 synopsis field 37
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tabbed pages about 1 adding 2 personalizing 23 See also Paralegal page Table of Contents service accessing 6, 19, 42 browsing 6, 40 searching 40 Term arrows 16 Terms and Connectors search method 33, 3536 thesaurus 34, 36 Tools drop-down list 16, 18 topic and key number search 3738 trial court filings 26
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