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ISSUE 8 AUGUST 2010 update

Coming Soon ... ake our T A T ® See How to Capitalize LexisNexis Verdict & Settlement Analyzer on Vital Intelligence from Prior Cases ...... 10:058 Shows You the Likely Outcome of a Case New matter … and the firm’s litigation team must decide: Do we recommend For IPs On ly settlement, consider trial … or pass on the matter totally? What are the opportunities … Pictures From AALL— and what are the risks? A Last Look at Denver . . . . . 10:060 Early case assessment results in more favorable outcomes in 76 percent of cases, yet 64 percent of litigators readily admit they just don’t have time to complete deep Knowledge Exchange research before selecting an initial course of action.* ® Now You Have More Options New LexisNexis Verdict & Settlement Analyzer “charts” all the options. Your to Choose From as litigation teams can make better, more informed case-assessment decisions faster. You Manage Lexis® IDs . . . . 10:062 By analyzing the largest, most comprehensive collection of verdict & settlement documents available at lexis.com®, LexisNexis Verdict & Settlement Analyzer reveals FYI Flash easy-to-interpret charts and graphs that show: • How similar cases have resolved (and for how much) for any jurisdiction International Arbitration Guides From Juris Publishing • The range of possible case outcomes, e.g., settlements, and emerging trends Now Available...... 10:063 • Exposures, risks—and where opportunities may lie Soon it will be possible to begin every matter by reviewing the angles as case Extra! Extra! strategy is developed. Use the information from LexisNexis Verdict & Settlement LexisNexis Chosen as Analyzer to support any next step. And senior staff can use the information for planning, California Official Reports to help gauge the staff and other resources needed for the matter. Publisher ...... 10:064 LexisNexis Verdict & Settlement Analyzer results—all the charts—can be compiled into one, professional-looking report you can download easily for presentations. Now Share Your Thoughts Directly From LexisNexis Communities . . . 10:064

Earn 1,000 Rewards Points For your LexisNexis myIDEAS entries! Coming soon at lexis.com—at the Legal tab select Expert Witness Analysis, Jury Verdicts & Settlements. Or gain access directly at www.vsanalyzer.com (LexisNexis ID See page 10:064 for details and password required). Take a Tour of LexisNexis Verdict & Settlement Analyzer on page 10:058 *Source: Cogent Research, May 2007 n=341 practicing litigators at mid-sized and large law firms.

10:057 Take A Tour See How to Capitalize on Vital Intelligence From Prior Cases … New LexisNexis Verdict & Settlement Analyzer is coming to lexis.com ® (Also find more details on LexisNexis Verdict & Settlement Analyzer—watch a short video, request a demo, download overview literature for your legal professionals—at www.lexisnexis.com/vsanalyzer). Revealing Charts that Speak Volumes LexisNexis Verdict & Settlement Analyzer results are designed around a simple concept: Point, click and view the information you expect to see. Select new variables—new time frames, settlement options, etc.—and see the trends there as well. Then drill down into specific, relevant cases provided in the cite list. There’s no charge to filter and refilter as needed. And your search results are automatically saved in your History for 24 hours. Click the History link to return and review— no additional charge. Here’s how to review your results: 1. Begin by viewing the charts overview; see cases by year, resolution, average and/or median awards. Trends and spikes that may need more exploration are evident. 2. Explore specific charts. Click a chart graphic to open. Then hover on the Simple Search Form—and No Source Selection graphic to see more details, e.g., Select Expert Witness Analysis, Jury Verdicts & Settlements from the Legal tab at number of cases for a year represented lexis.com. When you select LexisNexis Verdict & Settlement Analyzer, you’ll get a in the chart. Click on a section of simple search box. Enter any legal concept, case facts, injury, etc. in the search box. interest, for example, plaintiff verdicts, After your search runs, the search box stays at the top of your results screen, ready and your graphics are redrawn when you need it. (See graphic above.) automatically, uncovering additional Note: You can focus the results of your search many different ways without insights and trends. charge, so consider beginning broadly. If you know you need to limit your results Each time you add/change a variable— to specific jurisdictions, areas of law, injuries or date ranges, use the links within the by selecting a graph section or with search box to select these restrictions. your filtering tools (see next page)— Before the search runs, you’ll receive an on-screen message telling you how your graphs are redrawn and your many documents have been found and giving you the option to edit your search cite list is updated automatically. without charge. Add, clear and change variables as often as you need to see different perspectives. Even drill down further Need a PDF Report? to the most relevant case reports. Click the Save icon on your results screen. Then view the 3. When you’re ready to look at the PDF of your results charts—complete with a cover page most relevant case reports in detail, summary of your search. Add comments. Save and share. select reports from your cite list. One step … professional results. (See next page.)

10:058 Filtering Toolbar Helps You Navigate to Vital Cases Quickly Before you use the filtering toolbar, take a closer look. Just like the graphics, the toolbar with your LexisNexis Verdict & Settlement Analyzer results shows so much at a glance—and points out areas for further study. For example, see at a glance how many cases were found in each jurisdiction. Investigate any variable (or several at once; click the Select Multiple link), filtering your results to look more closely at cases of interest. Even add search terms. Do it all—there’s no extra charge to filter as much as you wish! What do you need to see? Focus in on specific: • Jurisdictions—federal or state • Areas of law • Case resolution, e.g., verdict, settlement, arbitration • Award amounts—select the exact range you need • Case dates

Cite List: View—and Sort—Case and Settlement Specifics Ready to move beyond the charts to the details? The Cite List shows the specific verdict & settlement reports. See who won, award amount, jurisdiction and year at a glance, gleaning perspective even before you open a report. And sort the Cite List to surface the latest or oldest cases, greatest awards, most relevant to your search, etc. Select a case name link to view more report specifics, such as case facts and topics, verdict reporter, jurisdiction/judge, counsel and experts for plaintiff/defendant, etc. (If the case report is not part of your LexisNexis subscription, you will be notified of the additional cost on screen so you can choose whether or not to move forward before incurring additional costs.) Each time you open a report, a new case name tab displays at the top of your results so you can return to the report at any time during your research session. (To go back to the charts, click the Report tab.) Never lose your place!

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law.lexisnexis.com/infopro For IPs On ly Pictures From AALL—A Last Look at Denver

This year LexisNexis offered nearly 20 exhibit stations so law librarians could view the LexisNexis products and programs of interest. Plus LexisNexis executives joined librarian customers in the general conversation area to share their thoughts.

Here’s a bird-eye view of the exhibit floor. Couldn’t make it to Denver to see what’s new? You can download the product literature from the LexisNexis booth stations—on Lexis® for Microsoft® Office, new LexisNexis® Verdict & Settlement Analyzer, etc.—at http://law.lexisnexis.com/infopro/Literature-and-Reference-Materials/Literature.

10:060 Behold the future—created by LexisNexis customers! Previewing Lexis for Microsoft Office (above) and lexis.com new enhancements (middle), your colleagues at the AALL meeting got an up-close look at how customer feedback and ideas are leading LexisNexis product specialists’ effort to expand lexis.com content, functionality and overall value.

Denver Botanic Gardens was the venue of the 2010 LexisNexis Grant & Scholarship Dinner and Reception that hosted 18 LexisNexis Scholarship & Grant recipients for 2010, plus past recipients and AALL leadership.

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law.lexisnexis.com/infopro Knowledge Exchange Now You Have More Options to Choose From as You Manage Lexis® IDs by Carol Barra, LexisNexis Senior Librarian Relations Consultant Act on Multiple IDs LexisNexis recently asked information professionals how to improve Simultaneously the Lexis® ID Maintenance Tool and make it a better, more useful Administrators now have the ability to resource. As a result of your colleagues’ input, here are the newest act on multiple IDs. To implement, select enhancements to the Lexis ID Maintenance Tool: multiple IDs to Suspend, Reactivate or Deactivate by checking the box to the Set Preferences for Default Sort and User Display Carol Barra left of the ID. Then use the Actions drop- Administrators now have the ability to set preferences for default sort and user down menu to Suspend, Reactivate or display options. To view options, select Preferences (see A below) in the upper right Deactivate the selected IDs. corner of the main screen (above the red bar). Use the drop-down menu choices to set default preferences for viewing or downloading reports. Default Sort Options include User ID, User Name or ID Activation Date. Default User Search choices are All Users, Active Users, Suspended Users or Deactivated Users. A

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10:062 FYI Flash International Arbitration Guides From Juris Publishing Now Available Browse or Search the Does your firm handle international arbitration cases? Table of Contents Does your firm help clients negotiate cross-border contracts with dispute All new Juris Publications, with the exception of resolution/arbitration clauses? The Roster of International Arbitrators, offers a As the world economy globalizes, international arbitration has become searchable table of contents (TOC). When you the preferred method for resolving disputes. To better assist you and your select the source, click the Browse TOC link under legal professionals with their research, LexisNexis is now the exclusive online the search box. Expand or collapse TOC levels using the + and –. provider of international arbitration resources from Juris Publishing. You can search the full-text source—or Juris Publishing is the leading publisher of international arbitration just the TOC. Select the Table of Contents (TOC) treatises, reference works, journals and handbooks. Juris publications feature only button. Then enter your search. For example, eminent authorities and focus on the needs of practicing attorneys and to find references to the World Intellectual Property arbitrators, pinpointing both well-established principles and emerging trends. Organization (WIPO) and its mediation center’s Now select the International Arbitration area-of-law page from the rules, ENTER: wipo lexis.com Legal tab, to research the Juris Publishing publications listed below:

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law.lexisnexis.com/infopro Extra! Extra! LexisNexis Chosen as California Official Reports Publisher The California Supreme Court has selected LexisNexis as the exclusive, official publisher of the California Official Reports. LexisNexis has been the official publisher Be an E-Subscriber! since 2003, and the new contract provides a five-year term beginning July 1, 2010. The Official Reports include all opinions of the California Supreme Court, LexisNexis ® Information published opinions of the Courts of Appeal and superior court appellate divisions, Professional Update! and decisions of the Commission on Judicial Performance. LexisNexis provides the Go to http://law.lexisnexis.com/ opinions via official print, CD and online at lexis.com. infopro/updateprofile.aspx As the exclusive official publisher, LexisNexis editors are part of the court’s publishing process, working closely with the California Reporter of Decisions’ staff to meet all requirements for authenticity, integrity and accuracy. That includes adding ® case revisions from the courts to lexis.com overnight. LexisNexis Information “You won’t find court-approved revisions, headnotes and case summaries Professional Update elsewhere—not through other publishers, not on law school Web sites,” adds Newsletter editions are also available Edward Jessen, Reporter of Decisions, California Supreme Court. electronically at http://law.lexisnexis.com/infopro † The California Supreme Court is the most followed state court in the nation. LexisNexis Information Professional Update is a Your legal professionals will undoubtedly be citing to California case law. Correctly monthly newsletter (November/December issues interpret and cite California opinions at lexis.com or via CD or print California Official combined) for law-firm, law-school, corporate and Reports available at www.lexisnexis.com/CAofficialreports government information professionals published by LexisNexis, P.O. Box 933, Dayton, OH 45401-0933. †“Followed Rates” and Leading state Cases, 1940 – 2005, Jake Dear and Edward Jessen, U.S. Davis Law Review, Managing Editor December 2007 (Vol. 41:683) Barbara M. Byrd [email protected] Marketing Liaison Lori A. Blair Now Share Your Thoughts Directly From Contributors Georgia Akers Linda Banks LexisNexis Communities Beverly Burns Lisa McDonough Can your idea make the LexisNexis services better? Speak up! Jayne Nash The LexisNexis myIDEAS site lets you brainstorm your innovative ideas with Carol Sandy LexisNexis product experts. Or view, comment—and vote—on others’ ideas. Debbie Smith And now you don’t have to go to the myIDEAS site to submit or view ideas. Legal Liaison Find a myIDEAS submission opportunity on the main page of all 15 LexisNexis Shari Townsend Practice-Area Communities—from Bankruptcy to Workers’ Compensation—at For comments/questions regarding legal products, contact: www.lexisnexis.com/communities. Cindy Spohr, MLS Submit your thoughts—without leaving your LexisNexis Communities view. Team Lead, LexisNexis Customer Consultant Group Just give your idea a title and describe your innovation. [email protected] What are other legal professionals recommending? Select Recent Ideas to view Michael Saint-Onge, MLS links to specific ideas. Team Lead, LexisNexis Customer Consultant Group [email protected]

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