Monthly Archives: August 2010

AAA Rules and Decisions now on Westlaw

For as long as I can remember the labor and employment decisions of the American Arbitration Association (AAA) have been available on Lexis but not Westlaw.    Lexis has labor awards from 1999 to the present and employment awards from 2003 to the present.    Now … Continue reading

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Trademarks entry overhauled

A detailed revision of the Trademarks entry has been in the works for over a month, and I’m pleased to say the final result is now live.   There are two new sections, one discussing the main patent classification systems (“Classes”) and one on the tools for identifying potentially infringing … Continue reading

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New sources for model interrogatories

The classic source for model interrogatories is the form book, especially Bender’s Forms of Discovery: Interrogatories, which has helped me out many times.    If that doesn’t work, you can search for a well drafted interrogatory filed with a state or … Continue reading

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Worldwide Holiday Calendars: Do they have Christmas in Croatia?

Worldwide holiday calendars take a regular calendar and mark it up so you can see that tomorrow, for instance, is Bolivia Independence Day.  I added two worldwide holiday calenders, one by Country Reports (all countries on one calendar) and one Time and Date (a … Continue reading

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The Atlas of Historical County Boundaries

The Atlas of Historical County Boundaries shows you the current boundaries of each county in the U.S., and it explains how each county’s boundaries changed over time.   I added the Atlas to the Counties entry, along with a few links to Census … Continue reading

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New entry on the certification of documents for use abroad (Apostille)

I added new entry called Apostille and the Authentication/Legalization of Documents that discusses the certification of official documents for use in foreign countries.   This comes up every couple of years for me, so I think it could be one of the more … Continue reading

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Rewrite for the Maryland Charter and Constitution section

I rewrote the section on the Maryland Charter and Constitution.  Highlight of the rewrite:  a reference to The Maryland Constitution: A Reference Guide by Dan Friedman, which I believe is the leading treatise on the subject.

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