Haights Cross acquires Andrews Publications.Andrews, a leading litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. information publisher in direct competition with Mealey Publications Inc. (NL/NL 4/99), was founded in 1970 with a particular newsletter format of Litigation Reporters which combines news articles covering court actions with reproductions of actual court documents. Headed by Robert Maroldo, Andrews now publishes more than 50 Litigation Reporters in areas such as tobacco, hazardous waste Hazardous waste Any solid, liquid, or gaseous waste materials that, if improperly managed or disposed of, may pose substantial hazards to human health and the environment. Every industrial country in the world has had problems with managing hazardous wastes. , asbestos asbestos, mineral asbestos, common name for any of a variety of silicate minerals within the amphibole and serpentine groups that are fibrous in structure and more or less resistant to acid and fire. , and computer online use. Purchase price is reported to be around $11 million. At the time of the purchase late last month, Haights Cross Communications LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control chairman Peter Quandt said, "Andrews represents an excellent complement to Data Research, another legal publisher we acquired in 1998, and it will become part of Haights Cross' Oakstone Publishing Group." Maroldo will continue as publisher, reporting to Oakstone Legal and Business president Joanne Fiore. The purchase was handled for Haights Cross by Baran Rosen, president of the investment banking firm of Whitestone Communications. He says with this latest acquisition, "Haights Cross has become one of the most active acquirers of newsletter publishers in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. ." |
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