If you need to recall where your WestlawNext session has taken you—and return to important material—WestlawNext makes it easy. For example, take the WestlawNext History feature, which allows you to • view detailed information about searches you ran (including filters you applied to results), documents you viewed, and KeyCite® results and related information you retrieved during the past six months • narrow the history displayed by Search Within term, date, client ID, or type of research event • return to a search, filtered search result, or other research event • e-mail, print, or download history information (or send it to your iPad®) How to access WestlawNext history To display the History page, which lists all of your WestlawNext research events for the past year, click History at the top of any WestlawNext page. (If you prefer, you can simply point to History; a list of the five most recent searches run and documents viewed is displayed.) WestlawNext History page The WestlawNext History page contains information such as the • date, time, and client ID for each research event • citation of each document viewed or checked in KeyCite • type of research event (e.g., Document View) • content category and jurisdiction for each search • filters applied to a search result (each filter you applied is a separate entry on the History page) • number of documents in each full or filtered search result In addition, each history entry contains a link so you can easily retrieve the search result, document, or KeyCite display. How to return to documents and searches To return to a document or search, click its link on the History page. If you click the link for a filtered search, you retrieve the search result with the filter applied. How to deliver information on your History page Like other information you retrieve on WestlawNext, information on the History page can be printed, e-mailed, or downloaded. Click the Print, Email, or Download icon at the top of the right column, or click the arrow next to the delivery icon and choose Print, Email, or Download from the menu. A dialog box is displayed; change the settings, if necessary. You might forget your browser ever had a Back button. Volume 30, Number 4 April 2012 Jay Shuck, J.D., Editor Thomson Reuters 610 Opperman Dr. Eagan, MN 55123-1396 e-mail: [email protected]For search assistance, call the Reference Attorneys at 1-800-REF-ATTY (1-800-733-2889) For assistance using Westlaw®, call 1-800-WESTLAW (1-800-937-8529) For free reference materials, visit store.westlaw.com WESTLAW NEXT ® HISTORY: THE MOST FLEXIBLE TRAIL YOU’VE EVER SEEN The Dirt on Borrowed Law “If a word is obviously transplanted from another legal source, whether the common law or other legislation, it brings the old soil with it.” —Justice Felix Frankfurter PER CURIAM A Legal Research Newsletter for the Federal Courts from Thomson Reuters
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If you need to recall where your WestlawNext session has taken you—and return to important material—WestlawNext makes it easy.
For example, take the WestlawNext History feature, which allows you to
• viewdetailedinformationaboutsearchesyouran(includingfiltersyouappliedtoresults),documentsyouviewed,andKeyCite®resultsandrelatedinformationyouretrievedduring the past six months
How to access WestlawNext historyTodisplaytheHistorypage,whichlistsallofyourWestlawNextresearcheventsforthepastyear,click HistoryatthetopofanyWestlawNextpage.(Ifyouprefer,youcansimplypointtoHistory; alistofthefivemostrecentsearchesrunanddocumentsviewedisdisplayed.)
WestlawNext History pageTheWestlawNextHistorypagecontainsinformationsuchasthe
How to return to documents and searchesToreturntoadocumentorsearch,clickitslinkontheHistorypage.Ifyouclickthelinkforafilteredsearch,youretrievethesearchresultwiththefilterapplied.
How to deliver information on your History pageLikeotherinformationyouretrieveonWestlawNext,informationontheHistorypagecanbeprinted,e-mailed,ordownloaded.ClickthePrint, Email, or Downloadiconatthetopoftherightcolumn,orclickthearrownexttothedeliveryiconandchoosePrint, Email, or Download from the menu.Adialogboxisdisplayed;changethesettings,ifnecessary.
WESTLAWCLASSICVS.WESTLAWNEXT: AHEAD(NOTE)TOHEAD(NOTE)COMPARISONWhat do all those links around a Westlaw Classic or WestlawNext headnote do? Asyou’reprobablyaware,aheadnotesuppliedbyThomsonReutersattorney-editorsinacaseretrievedonWestlawClassicorWestlawNextissurroundedbyvariouslinks.However,youmighthaveaskedyourselfthefollowing:
West topic and key numbers: These links take you to the CustomDigestsearchpage,fromwhichyoucanrunasearchforcasesclassifiedundertherespectivetopicorkeynumber.ThejurisdictionisthedefaultjurisdictionselectedinyourWestlawpreferences,unlessyouchangejurisdictionsontheCustomDigestsearchpage.Casesinyourresultaresortedbydate.
Most Cited Cases:ThislinkalsotakesyoutotheCustomDigestsearchpage,fromwhichyoucanrunasearchforcasesclassifiedundertherespectivetopicorkeynumber.ThejurisdictionisthedefaultjurisdictionselectedinyourWestlawpreferences,unlessyouchangejurisdictionsontheCustomDigestsearchpage.Casesinyourresultaresortedintheorderofcitationfrequency,startingwiththecasecitedmostoften.
KeyCite Citing References for this Headnote:Thislinktakesyoutoanexpandablemenuofdocumenttypes,fromwhichyoucanlinktothecase’sKeyCiteresultlimitedtocitingreferences that discuss that point of law. The link is ideal for those situations in which you find aheadnoteexactlyonpointandneedtoknowwhichcourtcases,administrativedecisions,orsecondarysourceshavecitedthecaseforthepointoflawsummarizedinthisheadnote.
Westlaw Classic
Headnote number: This link allowsyoutojumpdirectlyfrom the headnote to the correspondingdiscussioninthe opinion.
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Headnote on WestlawNext
[Number] Cases that cite this headnote: This link indicates how many cases cite that specific case for the point of law summarizedinthatheadnote;italsotakesyoudirectlytotheKeyCitecitingcasesthatdiscussthatpointoflaw.Nootherdocumenttypesareshown.(ToseeKeyCitecitingreferencesother than cases, click the Citing Referencestabatthetopofthecase,thennarrowthecitingreferencesusingfilters.)
West topic and key numbers: These links take you directly to a list of cases with headnotes classified under the same point oflaw,sortedbydate.Casesinthislistarefromthesamejurisdictionasthecaseyouhadbeenviewing.Toretrieveheadnotesfromanotherjurisdiction,clickChange to display theJurisdictionselector,andthenselectadifferentjurisdiction.
WestlawNext
Headnote number: This link allows you tojumpdirectlyfromtheheadnotetothecorrespondingdiscussionintheopinion.
Doweovereatorareservingsizesonfoodlabelsabitmiserly?Possiblyboth!TheU.S.FoodandDrugAdministrationhaspublishedacomprehensiveguidetowhatconstitutesarealisticservingsizeonthelabelingofavarietyoffoodstuffs,includingpudding(1/2cup),“popcorns”(30grams),anddriedjerky(30grams).21CFR§101.22.Iftheseportionsseemsmall,itmightbebecausetheagencybaseditscalculationsonthe“amountoffoodcustomarilyconsumedpereatingoccasion”…bypersonsfour years of age or older!(Onthepositiveside,youareallottedawhopping30gramsofconfectioner’ssugar.)Toretrievethissection,usetheFindserviceoraccesstheCodeofFederalRegulationsdatabase(CFR)andtypeaquerysuchasthefollowing:
pudding /s cup
PerCURIOUSThe sy,di Restriction: More Gold, Less OrePudding: How Much Is
Too Much?
ClassicCASETalk to Your Doctor: Is Honey Right for You?In1961,theU.S.FoodandDrugInspectormadeamajorbust.HisofficersarrivedatastoreinDetroitandseized198containersofa“drug”increasinglypoppingupincommunitiesacrossAmerica.Thedrughadbeenallegedtocurealonglistofailments,includingnervousconditions,highbloodpressure,even“prematuredeath.”Literaturetoutingthedrug’sbenefitswasuncoverednearby.Theownerswereconvictedfordistributingthedrugwithimproperlabeling.
Thedrug:commonhouseholdhoney. U.S. v. 250 Jars, etc., of U.S. Fancy Pure Honey,218F.Supp.208(D.Mich.1963).
Q:What’sthedifferencebetweenemission control and sy,di(emission-control)?
A:Morethan500documents.
In other words, if you need cases on the legalityofemissioncontrollegislationandyousearchtheAllFederalCasesdatabase(ALLFEDS)onWestlawClassicforthetermemission control,youretrievealmost600courtopinions,manyofwhichhavenothingto do with emission controls.
In contrast, if you restrict your search to thesynopsis(sy)anddigest(di)fieldsbyrunningthesearchsy,di(emission-control), youretrieveapproximately91courtopinions,almost all of them on point.
That’sbecausethesynopsis(thesummary of the disposition and procedural posture of thecase)andthedigest(whichincludestheWesttopicandkeynumberclassificationsandtheheadnotes)containtermsusedbyWestattorney-editorstosummarizethesignificantpointsoflawinthecase.Asa result, when you restrict your search to theseportionsofcases,youretrieveonlythose cases in which your terms are used to describethemajorpoints.
Bottomline:Youdon’thavetosiftthroughcases in which your terms are mentioned onlyinpassing,e.g.,infootnotes.