Litigating Wrongful Discharge Claims (Revised Chapter 6) 2011

Christopher Bello has reviewed and revised Chapter 6 on behalf of the author. Chapter 6, "Alternative Tort Remedies," treats the numerous tort remedies that should be considered as a means of making a wrongfully discharged plaintiff whole.  Also included in this revision are revised appendices containing warious application statutes, and an updated state-by-state compendium of leading and representative decisions relating to implied contracts arising from handbooks and other representations.

Baldwin's OH Practice, Criminal Law 3d -- 2011 pocket parts

New features and recent developments highlighted in 2011 pocket parts include:

• New section discussing a court's conclusion that an outstanding warrant against an individual negates his expectation of privacy and liberty, making a stop reasonable regardless of whether the officer knew of the outstanding warrant (Section 19:10.50)
• New section on presecution appeals from orders requiring pretrial disclosure of materials being withheld by prosection (Section 47:13); and
• New section outlining preservation of testimony pursuant to Crim. R. 16 (Section 53:13)

Wireless Access Now Available

Wireless access in now available to attorneys using the law library in the Wayne County Courthouse at 107 W. Liberty St.  Ask for the access code at the service desk.

BNA - Corporate Practice Series

The library subscribes to the complete set of over 60 portfolios in the Corporate Practice Series. This series covers legal issues affecting business organizations. They provide in-depth analysis and practical guidance from expert legal practitioners. BNA provides an online list of these publications as well as table of contents and list of forms from each portfolio. The portfolio is found in Section A-21 in the law library.

Government Printing Office launches FDsys

The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) provides publishing & dissemination services for the offical & authentic government publications to Congress, federal agencies, federal depository libraries & the public. The GPO recently launched it's latest version of government information services online with the Federal Digital System (FDsys). Through FDsys you are able to search for docments and publications, browse for documents by collection, congressional commitee and date. Frequently consulted collections include the Federal Register, Statutes at Large, Code of Federal Regulations and Public and Private Laws

Powell on Real Estate, Release 133, December 2010

A new chapter 78C provides an introduction to Smart Growth, a subject related in goals to the previous chapter, Chapter 78B, Green Buildings ... Smart Growth challenges two long-standing goals of land use law: (1) reduction of population densities and (2) separation of land uses ... tenets include land conservation, environmental protection, regional planning, and public participation ... discusses possible inplications for private property rights.

Law of Distressed Real Estate / Baxter Dunaway

Release 26 contains a new chapter: Bankruptcy --Section 363(b) Use, Sale or Lease of Bankruptcy Assets Other than in the Ordinary Course of Business (see Section 28B).