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).

Ohio Landlord Tenant Law 2010-2011

This updated Baldwin's Handbook includes these recent features and developments:

• Can a husband or wife be held liable for the other spouse's unpaid rent if the other spouse was the only one to sign the lease, but the husband or wife still lived in the rented home? See Q&A in Section 6:2
• Which is better, a standard security deposit or a security deposit bond? See Q&A in Section 6:12
• Is a landlord off the hook for liability for injury to a tenant that occurs after he sells the property? See Q&A in Section 8:6

Family & Medical Leave Questions

.... may be answered in the frequently revised Family & Medical Leave Handbook (Law Library Section A16). The Handbook provides employers and others who have to comply with or explain the law detailed information about the FMLA's requirements, giving best practices tips and sample policies and forms that can be adopted to fit an employer's specific circumstances.

Some examples of situations covered:

• Administering intermittent leave for chronic illness.
• Granting leave to family members of an injured military service member.
• Knowing what is a serious health condition.