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Bloomberg Law Enhancements
2015
Search Enhancements 1. Bloomberg Business topic in News (January) 2. Enhanced Federal Court Rules (February)
▪ Selfcollection of data ▪ Improved currency and accuracy
3. Expansion of Case Analysis to New York Laws and Regulations (February) ▪ New York Consolidated Laws (including the NY CPLR and CPL) ▪ New York Court Acts ▪ New York Codes, Rules, and Regulations (NYCCR)
4. Bankruptcy Treatise is now one streamlined document, which includes a section in the TOC for Treatise Updates (February)
5. Expansion of Case Analysis to California Laws and Regulations (March) ▪ California Code ▪ California Code of Regulations ▪ California Court Rules
News
1. Bloomberg Briefs (total= 6) ▪ Asia Corporate Treasury (monthly) (January) ▪ ETFs (monthly) (January) ▪ Pipes & Wires (daily) (January) ▪ Reserve (monthly) (January) ▪ Latin American Newsletter (April)
2. Latest News (January) 3. My News & Law Reports (January)
▪ Customize Saved News Searches and Law Report subscriptions in one convenient location
4. Recommended News Stories feature (February) 5. Related News in Bloomberg News stories (February) 6. Business of Law stories added to the Business Development Center (March)
Practice centers 1. Health
▪ New practice pages (January) i. Business & Taxation ii. Fraud & Abuse iii. Health Information & Technology iv. Health Insurance & Benefits v. Hospital & Provider Regulation vi. Medicare & Medicaid vii. Pharmaceuticals & Life Sciences
▪ Selected state law materials (January) i. 50state surveys ii. Chart builders (5)
▪ Practice Tools (January) i. Checklists ii. Forms
Dockets 1. February
▪ Docket Entry Numbering Format i. There is now only one set of numbers for documents on a docket
sheet. 2. March
▪ New Jersey Tax Courts ▪ Coweta County, GA ▪ Rock County, TX ▪ Locked toolbar while viewing docket sheets ▪ Update preview for selected federal courts
i. Displays last updated and the number of documents detected Specialty Page Update
1. In Practice: Corporate Governance (March) ▪ Suite of practical guidance documents located within the
Corporate/M&A Practice Center 2. Corporate Transactions (May)
▪ Draft Analyzer ▪ Deal Analytics
Secondary Sources
1. BNA Manuals (total= 14) ▪ Pension Plan Investment Administration Guide (March)
2. BNA Portfolios (total= 67)
▪ Litigation (10) i. Portfolio 650: Federal Arbitration Act (January) ii. Portfolio 606: Initial Pleadings (February) iii. 605: Examining Witnesses (February) iv. 624: Spoliation in the Electronic Age (March)
▪ State Tax (2) i. Portfolio 22051st: New York State Corporation Income Taxes
After 2014 (February) ii. 21701st: Michigan Corporate Income Tax (March)
▪ Foreign Income (3) i. Portfolio 74001st: Business Operations in the United Kingdom
(February) ii. 72501st: Business Operations in The Netherlands (March)
▪ 71201st: Business Operations in Finland (April) ▪ 8721st: Ethical Issues in International Estate Planning (February) ▪ Privacy & Data Security (10)
i. 510: Cybersecurity and Data Breach (February) ii. 540: Cybersecurity and Privacy in Business Transactions:
Managing Data Risk in Deals (February) iii. 545: Drafting Privacy Policies for Website, Apps and Other Digital
Services (February) ▪ Corporate Practice Series (March) (2)
i. 105: Deal Protection Devices ii. 106: Cybersecurity and Privacy in Business Transactions:
Managing Data Risk in Deals 2. Practicing Law Institute (PLI) Books (total= 10)
▪ Technology Transactions: A Practice Guide to Drafting and Negotiating Commercial Agreements (March)
▪ Class Actions and Mass Torts Answer Book (March)
▪ Insurance and Investment Management M&A Book (March) ▪ Health Care Litigation and Risk Management Answer Book (March)
3. American Bar Association (total= 3) ▪ The ABCs of the UCC Article 2: Sales (January)
4. The ABCs of the UCC Article 2A: Leases (January)
2014
Alerts
1. News Alerts (June) ▪ As Available alert option ▪ Keywords appear in extracts highlighted and in ALL CAPS ▪ News Alerts (August) ▪ Twoclick alerts for People and Company. Click Create News Alert at
the top of a People or Company profile, then click Save. Search Enhancements 1. Tax citation searching for Treasury decisions and proposed regulations from the
GO Bar and Go to Document in Tax Practice Center. (January) 2. ITC docket searching. Can search by Patent number and limit cases to Section
337 (IP). (January) 3. News search ‘i’ icons include a detailed description of the news topics in the
Topic tree. (March) 4. Bloomberg News articles contain more links to related information, including
corporate filings and dockets. (March) 5. SEC NoAction Letter searches (April)
▪ Company and Law Firm fields ▪ Extended coverage by 12 years (1990present)
6. News Search Exclude Web Sources option (May) 7. Researching USC and CFR (June)
▪ Relevant court opinions are now linked to the relevant code sections ▪ Users can filter by court, date, keyword or topic
8. Court Opinions can now be sorted by Relevance (July ) 9. Researching the Federal Rules (August )
▪ Relevant court opinions are now linked to the relevant rules in the ▪ Users can filter by court, date, keyword or topic
1) Bloomberg Politics topic in News (October ) 2) Relevance is the default sort for Court Opinions (November) 3) Investigation Number field for ITC docket searches (December) Practice Centers 1. Tax
▪ New practice pages: (July ) i) Federal Tax
ii) Estate Planning iii) State Tax iv) International Tax
2. Banking & Finance ▪ State comparison charts (October )
Dockets 1. June
▪ Mendocino County Superior Court, California ▪ Bibb County Superior Court, Georgia
2. July ▪ Fayette County Georgia – Civil Superior Court ▪ Fayette County Georgia – Criminal
3. August ▪ Toast notifications for electronic requests provide status updates at the
bottom right corner of the screen 4. October
▪ Washington County Court of Common Pleas, Pennsylvania Legislative & Regulatory 1. State Codes, Constitutions and Session Laws (April)
▪ Improved currency and accuracy ▪ Better citation searching ▪ “Impact” feature, linking to session law that may lead to changes in the
code Specialty Page Updates 1. Litigation Resources page updates (April)
▪ Consolidated eDiscovery materials (Law Reports, Portfolios, ▪ Supreme Court Resources ▪ SCOTUS Blog materials ▪ News publications and searches (BNA’s U.S. Law Week and Class
Action Litigation Report, and Bloomberg News) Secondary Sources
1. ABA/BNA Lawyers’ Manual on Professional Conduct resources (January) ▪ Practice Guides ▪ Model Rules and Standards ▪ Current Reports
2. Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education (MCLE) ▪ 150 volumes of treatise material (June) ▪ A Practical Guide to Defending Investigations and Administrative
Proceedings Before the Massachusetts Securities Division Enforcement Section (April)
▪ A Practical Guide to Understanding RSA 358A in New Hampshire(April)
▪ A Practical Guide to Organizing a Business in New Hampshire(April) ▪ Collaborative Law: Practice and Procedures (April) ▪ A Practical Guide to Estate Planning in Maine (April) ▪ A Practical Guide to Residential Real Estate Transactions and
Foreclosures in Maine (April) 3. BNA Books (total= 37)
▪ Global Patent Litigation: How and Where to Win (May)
▪ Gender Identity & Sexual Orientation Discrimination in the Workplace (October)
▪ Arbitration 2007: Workplace Justice for a Changing Environment (November)
▪ Arbitration 2008: U.S. and Canadian Arbitration: Same Problems, Different Approaches (November)
▪ Arbitration 2009: Due Process in the Workplace (November) ▪ Arbitration 2010: The Steelworkers Trilogy at 50 (November) ▪ Arbitration 2011: Varieties of the Arbitration Experience (November) ▪ Arbitration 2012: Outside In: How the External Environment is Shaping
Arbitration (November) ▪ Arbitration : A Tale of Two Countries (November)
4. BNA Manuals (total= 14) ▪ Export Reference Guide(June) ▪ Environmental Due Diligence Guide(June) ▪ Payroll Administration Guide(June) ▪ Health Care Program Compliance Guide(June) ▪ Corporate Compliance Manual (June ) ▪ Grievance Guide (July) ▪ Import Reference Guide (July) ▪ HR Policy Handbook (August) ▪ Air Pollution Guide (December) ▪ RighttoKnow Planning Guide (December) ▪ Waste Management Guide (December) ▪ Water Pollution Control Guide (December) ▪ HR Practitioners Guide (December)
5. BNA Portfolios (total= 67) ▪ Litigation (10)
i. Banking Class Actions (April ) ii. Consumer Class Actions (April ) iii. Discovery (April ) iv. Opening Statement and Closing Argument (April ) v. Judgments (June ) vi. Scientific Evidence (June )
▪ Banking (May ) (10) i. Securities Law for Banks ii. IntraAgency Appeals iii. Unfair, Deceptive or Abusive Acts or Practices (UDAAP) iv. Fair Lending v. UCC Article 9: Secured Transactions vi. Financial Services Class Actions vii. Overview of the DoddFrank Act viii. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ix. Nonbank Systemically Important Financial Institutions (SIFIs) x. Living Wills
▪ Securities (June ) (28) i. 1. Initial Public Offerings ii. 2. Regulation of Foreign Access to U.S. Capital Markets iii. 3. The Federal Law of AssetBacked Securities: The Offering
Process and Periodic Reporting iv. 4. Reg S: Safe Harbor for Offshore Securities Transactions v. 5. Resales of Restricted Securities vi. 6. Securities Laws and Regulations Applicable to Public,
NonListed REITs
vii. 7. The Annual Meeting of Shareholders viii. 8. Periodic Reporting Under the Federal Securities Laws ix. 9. Shareholder Proposals x. 10. Corporate Stock Repurchases & Going Private xi. 11. Beneficial Ownership Reporting: Schedules 13D and 13G xii. 12. Securities Law Aspects of Employee Benefits Plans xiii. 13. Inside Information Prevention of Abuse xiv. 14. Stock Options and Other EquityBased Compensation
Arrangements xv. 15. Commodities & Futures Enforcement: Practice and Procedure
in CFTC and SRO Investigations xvi. 16. Regulation of Swap and Other OvertheCounter Derivative
Contracts xvii. 17. The SEC Enforcement Process: Practice & Procedure in
Handling an SEC Investigation xviii. 18. Federal Securities Law Liability of Underwriters, Accountants,
and Attorneys xix. 19. The U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act: Enforcement and
Compliance xx. 20. The PCAOB Mission: Improving Audit Quality via
Enforcement, Standards & Inspections xxi. 21. Shareholder Derivative Litigation xxii. 22. Avoiding Classification as an Investment Company xxiii. 23. Private Equity in the Age of Regulatory Scrutiny xxiv. 24. Appraisal Rights in Mergers & Consolidations xxv. 25. Securities Issues in Mergers & Acquisitions xxvi. 26. Sale of Corporate Control xxvii. 27. Securities Law for Banks xxviii. 28. Cyber security in Federal Securities Markets
▪ Consumer Financial Privacy Portfolio (October ) ▪ Privacy & Data Security (10)
i. FTC Privacy Enforcement (December) ii. Health Information Privacy & Security (December) iii. Privacy & Security Issues in Cloud Computing (December) iv. CrossBorder Data Transfers (December) v. Consumer Financial Privacy (December) vi. Social Media (December) vii. Cyber security in Federal Securities Markets (December)
6. Practicing Law Institute (PLI) Books (total= 10) ▪ Maritime Law Answer Book (April ) ▪ AntiMoney Laundering Deskbook: A Practical Guide to Law and
Compliance (July) ▪ Healthcare Mergers and Acquisitions Answer Book (July) ▪ AttorneyClient Privilege Answer Book (October/November) ▪ International Tax Controversies: A Practical Guide (October/November ) ▪ Life at the Center: Reflections on Fifty Years on Securities Regulations
(October/November ) 7. Getting the Deal Through (total= 3)
▪ State Aid (July ) ▪ Aviation Financing & Leasing (July ) ▪ Public Private Partnerships (November )
8. Wiley Press Books (total= 9) ▪ Bank Fraud: Using Technology to Combat Losses (May )
▪ Better Banking: Understanding and Addressing the Failures in Risk (May )
▪ Management, Governance and Regulation (May ) ▪ Financial Services AntiFraud Risk and Control Workbook (May ) ▪ Litigation Services Handbook: The Role of the Financial Expert (May ) ▪ Measuring and Managing Liquidity Risk (May ) ▪ The Principles of Banking (May ) ▪ Private Banking: Building a Culture of Excellence (May ) ▪ Regulating Wall Street: The DoddFrank Act and the New Architecture
of Global Finance (May ) 9. American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI) (total= 5)
▪ Debtor in Possession Financing (July ) ▪ Problems in the Code (July ) ▪ Best of ABI : The Year in Consumer Bankruptcy (July ) ▪ Advanced Fraudulent Transfers: A Litigation Guide (November ) ▪ Survival Guide for New Lawyers: What They Didn’t Teach You in Law
School (November ) 10. Oregon Bar (total= 1)
▪ Appeal and Review: Beyond the Basics (July ) 11. American Bar Association (total= 3)
▪ Annual Review of Antitrust Law Developments (December) Special Features
1. Same Sex Marriage (now in SF archive) (June ) 2. Bloomberg Law Radio (July ) 3. DoddFrank Act (now in SF archive) (August )
Workflow Improvements
1. Recent activity now appears in Workspaces, Research Trail, Saved Searches & Alerts, and Downloads in the black bar at the top of the page. Also available are popup notifications when something occurs in those areas, like a download being ready. (August )
2013
Alerts
1. Bloomberg BNA Alerts (May) ▪ Federal Health Care Regulatory Alert ▪ State Health Care Legislative Alert
2. Enhanced Alert Functionality (July)
▪ More specific Daily and Weekly frequency options are available for both legal and news alerts
▪ A new Custom frequency option is offered for legal content alerts ▪ The "Notify even if there is no activity" option for daily or weekly alerts
is now available for all legal and news alerts ▪ The existing ability to send docket alerts to more than one recipient
through the "Share with" field has been extended to all other alert types
▪ For alerts that have multiple email recipients, the primary subscriber of the alert may choose not to receive the emails by selecting the "Do not copy me" option
▪ The primary subscriber will still be able to access the alerts through Saved Searches & Alerts inside Bloomberg Law�
3. CAFC All Decisions daily email alert (August)
Search Enhancements 1. Access to federal securities laws and regulations directly from the GO Bar
or Securities Practice Center. Oneclick access to court opinions that cite those laws and regulations, which can be filtered by Keyword, Date, Court or Topic. (January)
2. DealMaker M&A Clause Searches have been added to the Transactional
Law Examples Searches. Each search includes a brief explanation of the relevant clause, as well as a link to the full clause description. (February)
3. DealAccess key cases from the GO Bar by entering a case name and exploring Most Cited Court Opinions. (February)
4. Filter and Sort Search Results (February) ▪ Sort dropdown by Date or Court or Choose Filters to narrow results
5. Customize Your News Search First <X> Words Only (March) 6. Print, Download and Email your Research Trail (April) 7. Filters for Dockets and Opinions (April)
▪ Jurisdiction ▪ Federal Circuit ▪ State
8. Sorting by Court available in Dockets (May) 9. Popular Names Table and Quick Links from the GO Bar (May) 10. Enhanced Patent and Patent Assignment Searching (May)
▪ Alert, comparison and export functionality 11. Analysis for Federal Tax Statutes – oneclick access to court opinions and
secondary sources that cite the relevant statute (May) 12. Legal Search Results are numbered (May) 13. Sort opinions by Most Cited (May) 14. Abbreviations Expansion (June)
▪ Automatic expansion for common Bluebook abbreviations and common agency and exchange acronyms
15. Source Tree Structure Enhanced (June) ▪ Louisiana Courts of Appeal opinions can now be searched by Specific
circuit 16. Oneclick access to court opinions citing IP laws and regulations (July) 17. Citation references to Federal Securities and Tax Laws are now highlighted
within Court Opinions extracts (July) 18. Related Secondary Sources are now linked within court opinions (July) 19. Enhanced EDGAR search Search individual risk factors contained within
Form 10K filings (July)
20. Enhanced BCite Separate tabs for the Direct History, Case Analysis, and Table of Authorities and provides expanded filtering options designed specifically for related tasks (December)
21. Spelling and Boolean Corrections (July) 22. Autocomplete suggestions for legal terms and other selected common
searches within the Court Opinions database (July) ▪ New spellchecker automatically corrects misspelled words ▪ Searches with simple incorrect Boolean operators and symbols will
automatically be corrected
23. Oneclick access to court opinions citing Bankruptcy Rules and Laws (August)
24. Citation lookup Users can retrieve multiple documents at once by separating each citation with a comma (August)
25. Court opinions linked to statutes can now be sorted by Most Cited (August) 26. Search News for Headlines Only (August) 27. When you click on a case name in the BCite Citation Analysis section, the
citations corresponding to the cited case will be highlighted in the returned document. You can then jump between the highlighted citation using the Previous/Next Keyword functionality. (September)
28. Browse TOC (October) ▪ View table of contents currency information, expand and search, and
select documents for print, download, email, Workspace, and Queue ▪ Unified search over the Table of Contents and document text, and a
new search results page that includes containers for both Table of Contents and document results�
▪ A clearer statement of currency and a dedicated Table of Contents link within documents
▪ Improved heading information for book chapters and the addition of "Jump To" functionality for navigation within a chapter
29. Oneclick access to court opinions citing ERISA and Labor and Employment laws and regulations (November)
30. Related IRS materials including Revenue Rulings, Revenue Procedures, and Private Letter Rulings, among others linked to relevant sections of the tax code (December)
31. Legal Dictionary now searchable from the GO Bar (December) 32. Related Securities materials including Administrative Orders and Notices,
Commission Opinions, and ALJ Initial Opinions are linked to relevant sections of the US Code and CFR (December)
33. Enhanced BCite Separate tabs for the Direct History, Case Analysis, and Table of Authorities and provides expanded filtering options designed specifically for related tasks (December)
34. Opinion coverage for Massachusetts Land Court for disputes involving real property, including 1300 historical opinions (December)
35. DealMaker Search Enhancements (December) ▪ SIC Industry Codes ▪ Deal Detail tab for deal profiles in M&A transactions
▪ Ability to search for Administrative Agents on various credit and loan agreements
36. Oneclick access to court opinions citing federal banking and finance laws and regulations (December)
37. EDGAR Comment Threads new database breaks the individual comments within a letter into separate threads, connecting the initial SEC Staff comment with the filer's responses, following the narrative as the issue is discussed with the staff until resolution (December)
News
1. Fulltext articles from new Regional Newspapers (February) 2. Social Velocity Alerts Wire (February) 3. Bloomberg Briefs (total= 6)
▪ Oil Buyer’s Guide (April) 4. Additional News Coverage (March)
▪ Ames Tribune (I.A.) ▪ Asheboro CourierTribune (N.C.) ▪ Columbia Basin Herald (W.A.) ▪ Lebanon Democrat (T.N.) ▪ Lexington Dispatch (N.C.) ▪ Alerts triggered by an unusually high number of social media postings
on a company. Users can click on a story's related company profile to view news stories about the company.
▪ Aberdeen Daily World (Washington) ▪ Pocono Record (Pennsylvania) ▪ Albany Herald (Georgia)
5. View more information from Social Velocity Alert by clicking MORE (April) 6. Detailed Descriptions for Web and Reference News Sources (April) 7. New topic for Possible Regulatory Investigations (May) 8. Bloomberg News Video Broadcast from Bloomberg Television will be
accessible for a limited time within the news article (May) 9. Filter News by Relevancy (August) 10. Additional Newspapers added (August)
▪ Albany Times Union (N.Y.) ▪ Beaumont Enterprise (T.X.) ▪ Connecticut Post (C.T.) ▪ Danbury NewsTimes (C.T.) ▪ Durham News (N.C.) ▪ Edwardsville Intelligencer (I.L.) ▪ GarnerCleveland Record (N.C.) ▪ Houston Chronicle (T.X.) ▪ Huron Daily Tribune (M.I.) ▪ Laredo Morning Times (T.X.) ▪ Midland Daily News (M.I.) ▪ Midland ReporterTelegram (T.X.) ▪ Plainview Daily Herald (T.X.) ▪ San Antonio ExpressNews (T.X.) ▪ San Francisco Chronicle (C.A.)
11. News source coverage information is available from the “i” icons a detailed
description of the source and period of coverage is available (September) 12. The Williams and Jensen wire, summarizing congressional hearings, was
added (September) 13. Breaking news now highlighted on default homepage (November) 14. News Quick Sources provides easy access to favorite and recently used
sources to the right on the News Search page (November) 15. New Fulltext newspapers (December)
▪ Abilene ReporterNews (TX) ▪ Anderson IndependentMail (SC) ▪ Corpus Christi CallerTimes (TX) ▪ The Gleaner (KY) ▪ Naples Daily News (FL) ▪ Redding RecordSearchlight (CA) ▪ Treasure Coast Newspapers (FL) ▪ Wichita Falls Times Record (TX)
16. Bloomberg Briefs (total= 6) 17. Oil Buyer’s Guide (April )
Practice Centers
5. Tax ▪ Practice Center (January) ▪ Tax Navigators (March)
i. Corporate Income (statebystate) ii. Individual Income (statebystate) iii. Sales & Use (statebystate) iv. Green Incentives (statebystate) v. Global Tax Guide (countrybycountry)
▪ View Tax Resources by State (June) ▪ State Tax Nexus Tools (June)
i. Corporate Income Tax Nexus ii. Sales & Use Tax Nexus
▪ Tax Analysis Publications (June) i. Federal Excise Tax Navigator ii. Taxation of ExchangeTraded Options iii. Tax Prep Guides
▪ Tax Chart Builders are available in Practice Tools in the Practice Center (August)
▪ Tax Navigators (September) i. State Property ii. State Excise iii. State Estates Gifts & Trusts
▪ Tax Chart Builders (November) i. State Estates, Gifts & Trusts ii. State Excise
iii. State Property ▪ NYC added as a separate jurisdiction in select Tax Navigators
(November) i. State Corporate Income ii. State Estates, Gifts & Trusts iii. State Excise iv. State Individual Income v. State Property vi. Sales & Use
▪ New practice pages: (July) i. Federal Tax ii. Estate Planning iii. State Tax iv. International Tax
6. Intellectual Property ▪ Myriad Genetics Resource Center (April)
7. Bankruptcy ▪ Quick link to Chapter 11 Business Filings (Past 7 Days) (May) ▪ Transactional materials are now easily available from Resources tab
(June) 8. Securities
▪ New organization for Resources navigation bar (July) 9. Labor & Employment
▪ State Labor and Employment Law Summaries navigator provides statebystate analysis (September)
▪ State comparison charts (November) ▪ BNA Labor PLUS (November)
10. Banking & Finance ▪ State comparison charts (October)
11. Health ▪ New practice pages (January)
i. Business & Taxation ii. Fraud & Abuse iii. Health Information & Technology iv. Health Insurance & Benefits v. Hospital & Provider Regulation vi. Medicare & Medicaid vii. Pharmaceuticals & Life Sciences
▪ Selected state law materials (January) i. 50state surveys ii. Chart builders (5)
▪ Practice Tools (January) i. Checklists ii. Forms
Dockets 1. January
▪ Breaking complaints added for the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC)
2. February ▪ Dubai International Financial Centre Courts ▪ El Dorado Superior Court, CA ▪ Fresno Superior Court, CA ▪ Siskiyou County Superior Court, CA ▪ Superior Court, Shasta County, CA ▪ Superior Court Civil Cases, Butte County, CA ▪ Lee Circuit and County Court, FL ▪ Osceola Circuit and County Courts, FL ▪ Court of Appeals, GA ▪ Chicago Cook County (Black Line), IL ▪ Court of Common Pleas, Lake County, OH ▪ Court of Common Pleas, Greene County, OH ▪ Court of Common Pleas, Mahoning County, OH ▪ Court of Common Pleas, Montgomery County, PA ▪ Court of Common Pleas, Bucks County, PA ▪ Nueces County District Court, TX ▪ 14th Court of Appeals, TX
3. March ▪ Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas, Ohio ▪ Delaware County Court of Common Pleas, Pennsylvania ▪ Collin District Court, Texas ▪ BREAKING COMPLAINTS
i. New York Supreme Court, Queens County ii. New York Supreme Court, Nassau County iii. Virginia Circuit Court, Alexandria County iv. Virginia Circuit Court, Arlington County v. Virginia Circuit Court, Fairfax County
4. April ▪ Appellate Courts, Pennsylvania ▪ Santa Barbara Superior Court, California
5. May ▪ BREAKING COMPLAINTS
i. New York Supreme Court, Kings County ii. California Superior Court, Orange County
6. June ▪ Court of Common Pleas, Medina County Ohio ▪ Court of Common Pleas, Clark County Ohio ▪ Court of Common Pleas, Licking County Ohio ▪ BREAKING COMPLAINTS
i. Texas District Court, Travis County 7. July
▪ BREAKING COMPLAINTS i. California Superior Court, San Francisco County ii. Massachusetts Superior Court, Essex County
8. August ▪ BREAKING COMPLAINTS
i. Colorado District Court, Denver County 9. November
▪ BREAKING COMPLAINTS i. Florida Circuit Court, Leon County ii. Connecticut Superior Court, Bridgeport County
People
1. Expanded people profiles for modern and historical biographies for U.S. Federal judges (March)
2. Can link directly to federal judge profiles from within a Court Opinion (July) Companies & Markets
1. Company Hierarchy Tool (May) Legislative & Regulatory
2. IRS Materials (January) ▪ IRS Publications ▪ IRS Chief Counsel Notices ▪ IRS Manual ▪ IRS Market Segment Specialization Program Audit Guidelines ▪ IRS Program Manager Technical Advice ▪ IRS Actions on Decisions ▪ IRS Circular 230 ▪ IRS Coordinated Issue Papers ▪ IRS LB&I Industry Directives ▪ IRS Service Center Advice Memoranda�
3. Codified Statutes and Regulations (June) ▪ Results now appear in Table of Contents order, instead of date order
4. Internal Revenue Code related content includes BNA Committee Reports (July)
5. Internal Revenue Code related content now includes additional Secondary Sources (July)
Specialty Page Updates
1. Business Development Center (April) ▪ Monitor docket alerts from the Business & Client Monitor ▪ Monitor social media regarding Watchlist companies
2. Supreme Court Page (June) Secondary Sources
3. ABA/BNA Lawyers’ Manual on Professional Conduct resources (January) ▪ Practice Guides ▪ Model Rules and Standards ▪ Current Reports
4. Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education (MCLE) ▪ 150 volumes of treatise material (June)
5. BNA Law Reports (total= 1) ▪ Water Law & Policy Monitor (February) ▪ Corporate Accountability Report renamed Corporate Law &
Accountability Report (September) 6. BNA Books (total= 37)
▪ Covenants Not to Compete: A StatebyState Survey (January) ▪ The Developing Labor Law: The Board, the Courts, and the National
Labor Relations Act (January) ▪ Discipline and Discharge in Arbitration (January) ▪ Employee Benefits Law (January) ▪ Employee Duty of Loyalty: A StatebyState Survey (January) ▪ Employment at Will: A StatebyState Survey (January) ▪ Employment Discrimination Law (January) ▪ The Family Medical Leave Act (January) ▪ How Arbitration Works (January) ▪ How to Take a Case Before the NLRB (January) ▪ Labor Agreement in Negotiation and Arbitration (January) ▪ Labor Arbitration: A Practical Guide for Advocates (January) ▪ Labor Arbitration: Cases and Materials for Advocates (January) ▪ Labor Arbitrator Development: A Handbook (January) ▪ Labor Union Law and Regulation (January) ▪ Occupational Safety and Health Law (January) ▪ Patent Litigation Strategies Handbook (January) ▪ The Railway Labor Act (January) ▪ Restrictive Covenants and Trade Secrets in Employment Law: An
International Survey (January) ▪ Tortious Interference in the Employment Context: A State by State
Survey (January) ▪ Trade Secrets: A StatebyState Survey (January) ▪ Trademark Infringement Remedies (January) ▪ The Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Right Act
(January) ▪ Wage and Hour Laws: A StatebyState Survey (January) ▪ Fair Labor Standards Act (March) ▪ Fiber Optic Telecommunications Networks: Fiber Use Agreements
(March) ▪ Director and Officer Liability in Financial Institutions: A Deskbook (April)
7. BNA Portfolios (total= 67) ▪ Indexes BNA Tax Indexes available for topical research (January)
i. BNA Internal Revenue Code Index ii. BNA IRC Coverage in Portfolios Index iii. BNA Treasury Regulations Index iv. BNA U.S. Income Portfolios Index v. BNA Estates, Gifts and Trusts Portfolios Index vi. BNA Foreign Income Portfolios Index
vii. BNA IRC Coverage in IRS Practice Adviser (Analysis) Index viii. BNA IRS Practice Adviser (Analysis) Index
8. James Publishing (total= 39) (November) ▪ Bankruptcy Courts & Procedures ▪ Building Trial Notebooks ▪ California Causes of Action ▪ California Drunk Driving Law ▪ California Legal Secretary ▪ California Objections ▪ California Pretrial Practice and Forms ▪ California Workers' Compensation Law and Practice ▪ Deposing and Examining Employment Witnesses ▪ Deposition Checklists and Strategies ▪ Deposition Objections ▪ Divorce Taxation ▪ Drafting LLC and Partnership Operating Agreements ▪ Employment Evidence ▪ Federal Employment Jury Instructions ▪ Federal Trial Evidence ▪ Federal Trial Objections ▪ Florida Causes of Action ▪ Florida Estate Planning ▪ Florida Family Law and Practice ▪ Florida Legal Secretary ▪ Guerrilla Discovery ▪ Handling Federal Discovery ▪ How Insurance Companies Settle Cases ▪ How to Prepare for, Take and Use a Deposition ▪ Illinois Objections ▪ Illinois Pretrial Practice ▪ Litigating Employment Discrimination Cases ▪ Model Interrogatories ▪ New York Judge Reviews and Court Directory ▪ New York Objections ▪ New York Trial Notebook ▪ Preparing for Trial in Federal Court ▪ Qualifying and Attacking Expert Witnesses ▪ Relentless Criminal Cross Examination ▪ Texas Criminal Jury Charges ▪ Texas Employment Law ▪ Texas Small Firm Practice Tools ▪ The Limited Liability Company
9. New Jersey ICLE Books (total= 47) (November) ▪ Administrative Law Practice Practical Skills Series ▪ Bankruptcy Practice Practical Skills Series ▪ Basic Estate Administration Practical Skills Series ▪ Civil Litigation Fundamentals
▪ Civil Trial Preparation Practical Skills Series ▪ Collection Practice in New Jersey Practical Skills Series ▪ Commercial Real Estate Transactions in New Jersey ▪ Criminal Trial Preparation Practical Skills Series ▪ Estate & Trust Litigation ▪ Estate Planning Strategist ▪ Family Law Practical Skills Series ▪ Gibbons on Federal Practice in New Jersey ▪ Guide to New Jersey Contract Law ▪ Guidebook to Chancery Practice in New Jersey ▪ Guidebook to Handling Automobile Injury Cases in New Jersey ▪ ISRA Compliance: Environmental Issues in Transactions & Brownfields
Redevelopment & Site Remediation Act ▪ Insurance & Inheritance Issues in Marriage and Divorce ▪ LandlordTenant & Related Issues in the Superior Court of New Jersey ▪ LandlordTenant Practice Practical Skills Series ▪ Legal Ethics Skills Set Practical Skills Series ▪ Lobbying for Lawyers ▪ Municipal Court Practice Practical Skills Series ▪ New Jersey Appellate Practice Handbook ▪ New Jersey Bankruptcy Manual ▪ New Jersey Civil Case Law Citator ▪ New Jersey Condemnation Practice ▪ New Jersey Domestic Violence Practice & Procedure ▪ New Jersey Elder & Disability Law Practice ▪ New Jersey Employee Benefits Handbook ▪ New Jersey Estate Planning Manual: Theory, Practice & Forms ▪ New Jersey Labor & Employment Law ▪ New Jersey Legal Research Handbook ▪ New Jersey Mortgage Foreclosure Practice: The Fair Foreclosure Act ▪ New Jersey Probate Procedures Manual ▪ New Jersey Trial & Evidence ▪ Organization & Sale of Small Business Practical Skills Series ▪ Portable New Jersey Equitable Distribution Handbook ▪ Portable New Jersey Interstate Child Support Handbook ▪ Practice Guide to Wrongful Death Actions ▪ Practitioner's Guide to New Jersey Civil Court Procedures ▪ Profitable Law Firm Management ▪ Real Estate Closing Procedures Practical Skills Series ▪ Residential Real Estate Law & Practice in New Jersey ▪ Sex Crimes in New Jersey: Understanding the Process & the Law ▪ Trust & Business Accounting for Attorneys Practical Skills Series ▪ Trustworthiness: A Trial Strategy Manual for the Plaintiff's Injury Case in
New Jersey ▪ Workers' Compensation Practice Practical Skills Series ▪ Yudes Family Law Citator
10. Oregon State Bar (total= 38) (December)
▪ Administering Oregon Estates ▪ Administering Trusts in Oregon ▪ Advising Oregon Businesses, Volumes 1 & 2 ▪ Advising Oregon Businesses, Volumes 3 & 4 ▪ Advising Oregon Businesses, Volume 5 ▪ Appeal and Review: Beyond the Basics ▪ Appeal and Review: The Basics ▪ Arbitration and Mediation ▪ Bankruptcy Law ▪ Construction Law ▪ Consumer Law in Oregon ▪ Contract Law in Oregon ▪ Creditors Rights and Remedies ▪ Criminal Law ▪ Damages ▪ Elder Law ▪ Environmental Law Volume 1: Regulation and Permitting ▪ The Ethical Oregon Lawyer ▪ Family Law ▪ Federal Civil Litigation in Oregon ▪ Fee Agreement Compendium ▪ Foreclosing Security Interests ▪ Guardianships, Conservatorships, and Transfers to Minors ▪ Health Law in Oregon ▪ Insurance ▪ Insurance Law: The Basics ▪ Interpreting Oregon Law ▪ Juvenile Law ▪ Labor and Employment Law: Private Sector ▪ Labor and Employment Law: Public Sector ▪ Land Use ▪ Oregon Administrative Law ▪ Oregon Civil Litigation Manual ▪ Oregon Civil Pleading and Practice ▪ Oregon Constitutional Law ▪ Oregon Formal Ethics Opinions ▪ Oregon Trial Objections ▪ Rights of Foreign Nationals ▪ Torts ▪ Workers' Compensation
Workflow Improvements
1. You can now create a newWorkspace while you are adding a document or search to a Workspace (July)
2. Dual Column for court opinions available for PDF and RTF/Doc format (July)
3. Members column on main Workspaces page shows the number of people with access to a workspace. Clicking on it will provide a list of those members (August)
4. Set a Homepage now available for Practice Centers, BNA Law Reports pages and Specialized Searches. You can also change it back by clicking Restore Default (August)
5. Copy with Citation Copy text from a court opinion with the pinpoint citation included, as well as capture source information when you copy text from statutes, regulations, Bloomberg BNA Law Reports, Portfolios and selected news articles (October)
App 1. BNA Tax Center App can now be accessed with BLAW login info (October)