New products in the legal field.Increase your odds Westlaw Jury Verdicts Library and Westlaw Personal Injury Damages Library, two new databases available for personal injury attorneys, are each available on a flat-rate subscription plan from Westlaw. Jury Verdicts Library helps to evaluate the potential value of personal injury cases by comparing them with actual jury verdicts in cases with similar demographics. The database also provides 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 on topics like insurance company settlement tactics. Personal Injury Damages Library integrates case law, statutes, legal analysis, forms, and valuation tools to help attorneys determine potential damages. 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Two are better than one PHONEslips, by Telexis, integrates with Microsoft Outlook For the e-mail and news client bundled with certain versions of Microsoft Windows, see . Microsoft Outlook or Outlook (full name Microsoft Office Outlook to allow users to take and view phone messages and office memos on their PCs. PHONEslips manages phone messages, memos, e-mail, card files, schedules, and to-do lists directly on a PC. The software synchronizes with the Outlook address book to automatically insert a caller's information. PHONEslips version 4.0 costs $79.95 for the single-user version and $199 for the two-user network edition. A free 30-day trial is available. For more information, visit http://www. phoneslips.com or call (800) 301-8698. Dog-eat-dog word WordDog, a computer software program from Plain English Plain English (sometimes known, more broadly, as plain language) is a communication style that focuses on considering the audience's needs when writing. It recommends avoiding unnecessary words and avoiding jargon, technical terms, and long and ambiguous sentences. Technologies, searches for ambiguous, redundant, or overused expressions in a document and suggests short and clear replacements. Ideal for editing legal documents, reports, and speeches, WordDog provides almost 16,000 suggestions for communicating clearly in English. The software links users to Web-based dictionaries, thesauri, encyclopedias, and quotation sources. Microsoft Word's spelling and grammar checkers spelling and grammar checkers Components of word-processing programs for personal computers that identify apparent misspellings and grammatical errors by reference to an incorporated dictionary and a list of rules for proper usage. can run directly from WordDog. The software is as easy to use as a spelling checker Noun 1. spelling checker - an electronic dictionary in a word processor that can be used to catch misspelled words spell-checker dictionary, lexicon - a reference book containing an alphabetical list of words with information about them . WordDog requires 1.2 megabytes and is compatible with Word 97/2000 and Windows 95, 98, NT4, or 2000. The software costs $24.95. Discounts and a live demonstration are available at http://www.worddog.com. For more information, visit the Web site, send e-mail to: ppappas@worddog.com, or call (604) 974-0997. Erasable e·ras·a·ble adj. 1. Capable of being erased: erasable ink. 2. Capable of producing something that can be erased: an erasable pen. highlighter high·light·er n. 1. A usually fluorescent marker used to mark important passages of text. 2. A cosmetic for emphasizing areas of the face, such as the eyes or cheekbones. Tombow's Mono Dry Highlighter draws attention to important information without damaging document, s. The product applies dry and leaves no marks or shadows when copied or faxed. The bright yellow film can be applied to any paper surface and removed with a pencil eraser. The product costs about $2 and is available in most major office supply stores. For more information, visit the company Web site http://www.tombowusa.com or call (800) 835-3232. Organization in a box Redbox Organizer 4.0 is a customizable personal organizer for use on a PC that manages calendars, reminders, expenses, Web publishing Creating a Web site and placing it on the Web server. A Web site is a collection of HTML pages with the home page typically named INDEX.HTML. Web sites are designed using Web authoring software which provides a graphical layout capability or by hand coding in HTML or both. , and travel information. The program, introduced by inKline Global products, can quick-launch e-mails, browsers, Web sites, and other computer programs. A time converter and global distance calculator assist travelers with determining time zone differences and flight time and distance. The organizer has multiuser Two or more users. sharing capabilities with password protection. The program is compatible with Windows 95, 98, NT, and 2000 and requires a 486 processor, 8 MB RAM, and 5 MB of hard drive space. Redbox Organizer costs $39.95. For more information, visit http://www.inklineglobal.net or call (775) 747-5730. Information for "Discoveries" is provided by the individual companies and does not reflect an endorsement of any product by TRIAL or ATLA ATLA Association of Trial Lawyers of America ATLA American Theological Library Association ATLA American Trial Lawyers Association ATLA Air Transport Licensing Authority (Hong Kong) ATLA Avatar: The Last Airbender . |
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