MEALEY PUBLICATIONS SOLD TO REED ELSEVIER DIVISION.Lexis Lexis® An online legal information service that provides the full text of opinions and statutes in electronic format. Subscribers use their personal computers to search the Lexis database for relevant cases. They may download or print the legal information they retrieve. (Dayton, OH), a division of Reed Elsevier Inc., has acquired Mealey Publications (King of Prussia King of Prussia, industrialized suburban area (1990 pop. 18,406), Montgomery co., SE Pa. It has glass and steel fabricating, food processing, printing and publishing, and varied manufacturing (textiles, liquified petroleum gas, water-treatment and electrical , PA), a publisher of legal newsletters and 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. reports targeted to attorneys and other litigation and arbitration professionals. No terms of the deal were given. Besides its print publications, including litigation reports on a wide variety of practice areas such as intellectual property, toxic torts A toxic tort is a special type of personal injury lawsuit in which the plaintiff claims that exposure to a chemical caused the plaintiff's toxic injury or disease. Different types Toxic torts arise in different contexts. ,, insurance fraud, tobacco, 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. , banking insolvency insolvency Condition in which liabilities exceed assets so that creditors cannot be paid. It is a financial condition that often precedes bankruptcy. In the context of equity, insolvency is the inability to pay debts as they become due; insolvency under the balance-sheet , lead, environmental insurance, construction defects and superfund, the company also produces 30 annual conferences on related litgation topics. Lexis said it will continue Mealey's tradition of developing new titles on emerging areas of law and to use Lexis' electronic distribution channels to "reach more legal professionals with the premium Mealey's content," Lexis said. Lexis president/ceo Lou Andreozzi, noting that Lexis already offers Mealey content to its subscribers, said the deal "will allow us to truly integrate Mealey's content into our robust portfolio of legal research materials." Mealey publications help attorneys and related professionals "keep up with breaking news and fast-changing areas of law, where established precedent is being challenged. News and current awareness materials are highly desired," he said. Lexis' business consists of five legal information brands, including Lexis- Nexis, Shepard's, Matthew Bender, Martindale-Hubbell and Michie. |
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