|
LexisNexis Launches Louisiana Annotated Statutes
Hardbound set features references to Matthew Bender Treatises, Shepard’s Citator, and an easy-to-use index
DAYTON, OH, October 19, 2004 - LexisNexis U.S., a leading provider of legal, news and business information services, announced today it has launched LexisNexis Louisiana Annotated Statutes, a hardbound set featuring historical citations dating back to 1950, an easy-to-use topical index, and thousands of references to Matthew Bender®analytical materials.
The new annotated statutes include references to more than 30,000 Attorney General Opinions dating back to 1974, with historical citations dating back to 1950. The LexisNexis annotated statutes also contain more than 1,700 references to municipal codes for Baton Rouge, New Orleans, and Shreveport-a first for the market.
Another first for the Louisiana market is the companion Shepard’s® Citator, a handy research tool that provides immediate access to Shepard’s case information for the case annotations.
The new set complements the LexisNexis® Total Research System for the state with more than 17,000 cross-references, parallel citations, legislative commentary, and references for expanded research with premier Matthew Bender titles, including Collier on Bankruptcy, Powell on Real Property, Corbin on Contracts, and more.
"We wanted to be sure that our new annotated statutes were the easiest to use, so we listened to our customers. After interviewing 300 Louisiana attorneys, we developed a product designed to meet their needs with a simple index, valuable forms, and connections to our library of analytical materials," said Liz Mason, Vice President and Managing Director, LexisNexis.
The new Louisiana Annotated Statutes can be purchased online at http://bookstore.lexis.com/bookstore/catalog.
About LexisNexis
LexisNexis® (www.lexisnexis.com) is a leader in comprehensive and authoritative legal, news and business information and tailored applications. A member of Reed Elsevier Group plc [NYSE: ENL; NYSE: RUK] (www.reedelsevier.com), the company does business in 100 countries with 13,000 employees worldwide. In addition to its flagship Web-based Lexis® and Nexis® research services, the company includes some of the world’s most respected legal publishers such as Martindale-Hubbell, Matthew Bender, Butterworths, JurisClasseur, Abeledo-Perrot and Orac.
In the United States, LexisNexis® Total Research System (www.lexisnexis.com) 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.
|
