Listed below are the PLI Course Handbooks that were published in August 2013:
Corporate Law and Practice
Intellectual Property
Litigation and Administrative Practice
New York Practice Skills
Tax Law and Estate Planning
If you have any questions or would like to order a title, please email the Library Relations Help Desk or call 877-900-5291.
In July 2013, PLI published the following Treatises and Supplements.
If you are on standing order for any of these titles, these releases have already been shipped. If you would like to place an order, please email the Library Relations Help Desk at libraryrelations@pli.edu or call 877-900-5291.
In June 2013, PLI published the following Treatises, Supplements and Answer Books.
If you are on standing order for any of these titles, these releases have already been shipped. If you would like to place an order, please email the Library Relations Help Desk or call 877-900-5291.
PLI published the 2013 edition of Trial Handbook in April 2013.
Trial Handbook is the one-stop resource you can trust in the planning, trial and post-trial stages of litigation – now in an all-new paperback edition formatted for ease of use both in your office and in the courtroom. Designed for quick reference at trial, the Handbook is keyed to the Federal Rules of Evidence, and focuses on the presentation of proof and the evidentiary problems faced by counsel.
Packed with practical checklists, charts, outlines, and sample jury selection questions, Trial Handbook gives you the knowledge and tools to:
Included with the 2013 edition is a laminated fold-out Federal Rules of Evidence at a Glance, which is designed to be used as an easy reference during the trial.
At the heart of Trial Handbook is its unique Evidence Guide, which clearly explains the meaning, purpose, operation, and history of every rule, including how each rule applies to other cases and how leading cases construe a particular rule.
If you’d like to order Trial Handbook, please email the Library Relations Help Desk or call 877-900-5291.
In April 2013, PLI published the following Answer Books:
If you have any questions or would like to place an order, please email the Library Relations Help Desk or call 877-900-5291.
The Federal Bail and Detention Handbook 2013 is now available. This soft cover treatise has been published to help readers find answers in a hurry and its size makes it convenient to be carried to and from the courtroom.
The Bail Reform Act of 1984 and its legislative history are lengthy and complex. Yet all federal court participants–lawyers, judges, and others–are required to understand the Act thoroughly and apply it swiftly and effectively, often under the pressure of a detention hearing.
Authored by the Honorable John L. Weinberg, this title provides the busy practicing lawyer or judge with a quick and clear reference to the Act and all of the relevant statutory language, legislative history and appellate case law.
Judge Weinberg has included “Practice Pointers,” which is designed to provide defense counsel and Assistant U.S. Attorneys with strategic suggestions for dealing with the Act. The Handbook’s Table of Cases lists every federal appellate decision of significant precedential value that interprets or applies the Act.
The book is $155.00 per copy, not including shipping charges of $7.50 per title, per consignee location. There is a discount rate of 20% for 3 or more copies and of 33% for 100 or more copies. To order a copy, contact the PLI Library Relations Help Desk or call 877-900-5291.
In January 2013, PLI published Patent Claim Construction and Markman Hearings.
Determining the proper construction of patent claims is the necessary prelude to any inquiry as to whether those claims have been infringed, and this construction takes place in “a litigation system that is unique to patent cases.” Patent Claim Construction and Markman Hearings is a succinct guide to both claim construction and the special procedures that have evolved to accomplish such construction.
Since the decisions of the Federal Circuit and the Supreme Court in Markman v. Westview Instruments, it has been clear that patent claim construction is a question of law exclusively for the court, not something to be submitted to the jury. Patent Claim Construction and Markman Hearings explains the guiding principles that the courts use, the intrinsic and extrinsic evidence they consider, and the effect of prior constructions of the same claim. Since “rules” of construction are hard to come by, the book provides insight into the process by fully discussing how judges have decided upon particular claim constructions.
The law as it has developed after Markman, makes it clear that there is no mandated or standard procedure to accomplish claim construction. The book explains the differing approaches among the courts, including the local rules in force in some courts, and how they affect case-management conferences, briefing, discovery, and the timing of the Markman hearing itself.
Then, to give you practical guidance as you prepare for the hearing, Patent Claim Construction and Markman Hearings helps you assess the evidence in support of the construction you seek, work with expert witnesses, and prepare claim charts and other materials that will aid and convince the court.
Patent Claim Construction and Markman Hearings should be on every patent litigator’s desk.
If you’d like to order Patent Claim Construction and Markman Hearings, please email the Library Relations Help Desk or call 877-900-5291.