New Mega News Sources Focus on Litigation Topics

Twenty Mega News sources were recently released on the LexisNexis service at www.lexis.com. These sources focus on litigation related topics, including trial preparation topics. Each source contains targeted news stories about the topic and is designed to provide you with specific facts and issues that impact your cases, clients and practice.

Click on one of the twenty topics below for more information about the Mega News source now available:

New Mega Source List:

Mega News, Gender & Sex Discrimination in Employment —Focuses on Gender & Sex Discrimination in Employment and targeting recruitment, promotion, remuneration and related employment treatment based on an employee's gender or sexual orientation rather than job requirements.

Mega News, Sexual Harassment—Focuses on Sexual Harassment targeting workplace discrimination based on sex, including unwelcome sexual advances, sexual hostility and demands for sexual favors in exchange for tangible job benefit. The scope includes sexual harassment under Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act and similar cases in other jurisdictions.

Mega News, Pollution & Environmental Impacts —Focuses on Pollution & Environmental Impacts targeting wastes and substances that are harmful to the environment or to the health of living organisms.

Mega News, Personal Injury —Focuses on Personal Injury targeting claims for damages suffered by an injured party through the intentional actions or negligence of another, such as in medical malpractice or defective product cases.

Mega News, Personal Injury Liability Insurance —Focuses on Personal Injury Liability Insurance targeting liability insurance that covers personal injury to third parties, including bodily harm and nonphysical, non-economic injuries such as slander or libel.

Mega News, Product Liability Insurance—Focuses on Product liability insurance targeting liability coverage for retailers, distributors and manufacturers against claims filed for faulty, defective or harmful products.

Mega News, Jury Trial —Focuses on Jury Trials targeting the specific actions of trial juries. The scope includes jury verdicts, acquittals, selection, duty, instructions to and the jury system generally, such as its introduction into other countries. The scope does not include grand juries or general mention of jury trials or witness evidence.

Mega News, ADA (American Disabilities Act) —Focuses on the Americans with Disabilities Act targeting disabled persons' rights to employment, housing, transportation and access to buildings and facilities such as playgrounds. The scope includes the provisions and requirements of the US ADA act, claims made under it and compliance issues.

Mega News, Age Discrimination —Focuses on Age Discrimination targeting treatment of persons solely on the basis of age in hiring, promotion, compensation, insurance coverage, medical treatment and other areas affecting rights, privileges and economic status. The scope includes age bias laws and litigation.

Mega News, Electronic Discovery —Focuses on Electronic Discovery targeting pretrial document exchange in electronic format by the parties to a lawsuit. The scope includes companies that offer electronic discovery consulting services.

Mega News, Expert Witnesses —Focuses on Expert Witnesses targeting witnesses who have special knowledge, skill or experience. The scope includes their qualification, training, reliability, and testimony.

Mega News, Jurisdiction —Focuses on Jurisdiction targeting the legal power of a court or other adjudicatory, regulatory, or governmental entity, such as an administrative agency or congressional committee, to hear cases or perform official acts.

Mega News, Professional Negligence —Focuses on Professional Negligence targeting allegations and litigation of professional malpractice.

Mega News, Professional Liability Insurance—Focuses on Professional Liability Insurance targeting coverage against claims alleging negligence in the rendering of professional services. The scope includes malpractice liability insurance.

Mega News, Attorney Fees —Focuses on Attorneys Fees targeting both the fees billed by attorneys and judicial decisions awarding costs of litigation to losing parties or imposing payment as a sanction for frivolous suits. The scope includes ancillary costs such as for paralegal work. The scope also includes policy discussion about caps on fees or determination of reasonable fees for legal services.

Mega News, Punitive Damages —Focuses on Punitive Damages targeting court awards in excess of a plaintiff's actual damages, intended to deter misconduct.

Mega News, Executive Compensation —Focuses on Executive Compensation targeting salaries and benefits given to high-level executives. The scope includes "golden parachutes" offered to departing executives.

Mega News, Insurance Policy Coverage —Focuses on Insurance Policy Coverage targeting the types and limits of loss protection afforded under insurance policies. The scope includes denials of coverage, concealment of coverage, coverage disputes and trigger determinations.

Mega News, Class Actions —Focuses on Class Actions targeting class or representative legal actions. The scope includes certification of class action status, class action trials, settlements and issues surrounding class action lawsuits.