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• March 29, 1999
• March 22, 1999

This section includes items from Allison Steiner as to new release information.

• United States Statutes at Large (LEGIS; STATLG)
  This source provides the full text in image format of the United States Statutes
  at Large from 1789 to 1997. Statutes at Large include all public laws, treaties with
  Foreign Nations (1776-1950), and treaties with Indian tribes (1778-1842). Users
  can search the title, synopsis and citation information of laws and treaties, then
  retrieve the full text in Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF). Other Statutes
  at Large documents, including private laws and proclamations, can be retrieved
  by citation only.

• U.S. District Court Information for 47 States and Puerto Rico (DOCKET; USCIVL)
  LEXIS-NEXIS now provides United States District Court information for 47
  states and Puerto Rico. This information, provided by MarketSpan Inc., contains
  plaintiff, defendant, filing-date, cause, and attorney information. This important new
  addition expands our U.S. District Court information coverage to eighty-four federal
  district courts. Additionally, these materials are available as resident data, saving you
  time compared to the gateways systems often used to access this data.

• Courtroom Toxicology (MATBEN; CTOXIC)
  An encyclopedia of toxicological substances and side effects and an authoritative
  treatise on using complex toxicology findings in the courtroom. This source includes:
  toxico-legal analyses of individual chemicals/drugs; chemical accidents/disasters with
  multiple claimants/plaintiffs; sources of literature and information; discussion of all types
  of toxicological tests; quick reference tables for common toxins, their signs, symptoms
  and antidotes; courtroom guides for questioning; sample testimony; alphabetical listing
  of toxico-legal analysis of individual chemicals and drugs; and illustrative case histories .

• Lender Liability Law and Litigation (MATBEN; LLLLIT)
  The first complete guide to the theory and practice of lender liability cases. Expert
  guidance for lender and borrower including discussions on causes of action and
  defenses, and how to litigate these often complex disputes. Coverage includes: recovery
  under the common law and the UCC; bad faith actions; excessive control of borrower's
  business and how to avoid it; recovery based on violations of federal taxation, securities
  and environmental laws; lender actions giving rise to a civil RICO claim; practical guidance
  on representing either party; litigation forms and more.