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Supreme Court of Georgia Names LexisNexis Publisher of the State’s Official Reports
DAYTON, OH, April 14, 2004 - The Supreme Court of Georgia today announced the selection of LexisNexis U.S. as the new publisher of its Official Reports, the state’s official case law. LexisNexis, a leading provider of news, business and legal information services, is the current publisher of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated
"As the publisher of both the Official Reports and the Official Code, users of these publications in Georgia stand to benefit greatly through a consistent and comprehensive presentation of information," said Leigh Trippe, vice president of Government Relations, LexisNexis. "This partnership will result in the Official Reports becoming the premier source of Georgia case law as well as a primary element of the LexisNexis® Georgia Total Research System."
As part of the agreement, LexisNexis will provide the official reports of the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals of Georgia decisions throughout the year. In addition, LexisNexis will provide advance sheets to be published on a weekly basis.
"We are extremely pleased to have LexisNexis publishing both of these vital sources of information for the people of Georgia," said W. Scott Henwood, Reporter of Decisions, State of Georgia. "The depth and breadth of information that LexisNexis is able to bring to these publications will be of great benefit to the people who use this information every day."
The contract with LexisNexis will begin July 1, 2004. Current Official Reports subscribers will automatically continue to receive advance sheets and bound volumes from LexisNexis after that date.
LexisNexis also publishes the official reports for California, Washington, Vermont and New Hampshire. In addition to authoritative legal research materials, LexisNexis also offers its customers a portfolio of products and services that go beyond research including electronic filing, electronic discovery, knowledge management, practice management, system hosting and disaster recovery services.
About LexisNexis
LexisNexis (www.lexisnexis.com) is a global leader in comprehensive and authoritative legal, news and business information and tailored applications. A member of Reed Elsevier Group plc (www.reedelsevier.com), the company does business in 100 countries with 13,000 employees worldwide. In addition to its flagship Web-based research service, LexisNexis, the company includes some of the world’s most respected legal publishers such as Martindale-Hubbell, Matthew Bender, Butterworths, Les Editions du Juris-Classeur, Abeledo-Perrot and Orac.
In the US, LexisNexis® Total Research System offers an extensive range of online and print legal and regulatory information products, tools, customized Web applications and critical filing services that help legal professionals reach confident decisions and comply with the law.
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