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"This current, objective, and authoritative treatise and guide, with its special emphasis on federal agencies, analyzes all aspects of administrative law and the administrative process, including: * Disclosure of government information * Rules and rulemaking * Investigations; physical inspections; agency subpoena power; right to counsel * Adjudications * Hearings * Licenses * Separation and delegation of powers * Federal employees rights, duties, obligations * Judicial review * Federal grants and federal grant dispute resolution * Standing"

"Adoption Law and Practice, by the most respected title in adoption law, places local issues in broader context, provides information about interstate, state-federal, and international aspects of adoption, and is the acknowledged authority for dealing with the increased "constitutionalizing" of adoption law and practice. Turn to this nationally recognized work for insightful analysis of contemporary adoption issues, including: • Who may adopt and be adopted • Consent and relinquishment by birth parents • Placement: religious, racial, ethnic factors; single and gay or lesbian adoptive parents • Independent, stepparent, and agency adoptions - by consent or contested • Interstate Jurisdictional Rules and Conflicts of Law • Adopting children with special needs • Federal Laws: ASFA, MEPA, CAPTA • Adopting children from other countries • Adopting Native American children • Impact of new reproductive technology - including surrogate parenting • Economic, legal, and psychological consequences of adoption"

"Agricultural Law is a comprehensive treatise covering virtually every aspect of law that relates to farmers, ranchers and other agricultural interests. Inside these 15 intuitively organized volumes you'll find analyses of the applicable principles of law, citations to relevant federal and state statutes, court decisions and administrative regulations, and discussion of recent developments and topics of growing significance in this ever-evolving practice area. Specific areas of coverage include: • Business planning • Commercial transactions • Trade regulation • Agricultural cooperatives • Bankruptcy law • Income taxation and Social Security • Estate planning • Property law • Insurance law • Labor regulation • Government regulation: Federal and State • Civil liabilities • Environmental controls"

"Historically, childcare parentage laws in the United States have been determined by American state lawmakers who have generally looked to biological ties, marriage, and formal adoption. Recently, however, American parentage laws have become far less uniform, both interstate in singular contexts (like childcare) and intrastate in different contexts (like childcare and child support). This (r)evolution in American parentage laws has been driven by changes in both social behavior and human reproduction technologies, including more nonmarital children; more same sex couples; more reliable paternity testing; and, more available assisted reproduction services."

"This publication is designed to help artists and attorneys in the field understand the rights and responsibilities of artists and their work. It is broad based including detailed information on copyright and trademark rights, rights of publicity and censorship of an artist’s work. The book includes directions as well as practical guidance on these complex issues. It includes in one publication all of the information you need to protect yourself and/or your clients."

"Corbin on Contracts is peerless as a contract law treatise, and is one of the most cited and influential treatises in print. The venerable 16-volume Corbin on Contracts has been hailed as "the greatest law book ever written". Corbin contracts law analysis is exhaustive, and addresses all of the rules of contract law, including exceptions and variations. No other contract treatise matches Corbin on Contracts to help you prevent disputes and keep your clients out of court. Cited in the opinions of federal and state courts literally thousands of times, this exhaustive exposition of all the working rules of contract law has helped lawyers understand what the rules of contract mean and how they can be used in daily practice for more than half a century."

"Energy Law and Transactions covers the energy industry, all traditional energy sources, such as oil, gas, electricity, and coal, as well as nontraditional energy technologies and sources, such as hydroelectricity, solar, nuclear, biomass, and cogeneration. These energy sources and technologies are discussed from cradle to grave--that is, from exploration and production through transmission, distribution, and final consumption by the end-user."

"Killer Roads provides comprehensive guidance on the many issues surrounding transportation facility negligence. It helps you pinpoint essential engineering issues and relevant road defects, assess the quality of maintenance, identify pertinent engineering standards, and understand the liability of all parties. However, Killer Roads goes beyond describing the legal basis for your courtroom strategy. It also provides helpful, hands-on guidance for implementing this strategy successfully. Written in straightforward language, Killer Roads demonstrates how highway liability issues impact your approach to jury selection, the opening statement, cross-examination, and expert witness testimony."

"Thorough and timely, McGrady provides attorneys, human resources representatives, and media relations experts with comprehensive and practical analysis of this dynamic topic. Coverage includes the recruitment aspects of social media, employee usage and restrictions, "concerted activity" considerations in the context of the NLRA, and post-termination guidance on social-media-account take-downs. Culminating in sample policies, clauses and checklists, McGrady on Social Media Aspects of Employment Law is an invaluable resource for the modern employment practitioner."

"This definitive work on copyright law is a rich resource for the expert as well as the practitioner just beginning to explore the arena. Nimmer on Copyright® has appeal both to the domestic and international audience. Emergence of global communications makes U.S. copyright issues increasingly relevant to foreign parties whose protected works are easily being transmitted from foreign locales into the U.S."

"Patent Application Drafting actually teaches the drafting of patent applications from a practical perspective. Intended as an introductory text, it covers the entire patent application and includes many helpful examples illustrating the process from start to finish. It also explains the procedures involved with U.S. patent application drafting, including the most recent case law and Patent Office guideline considerations. It is an ideal reference guide for novice patent attorneys and patent agents, as well as independent inventors, lawyers, and patent examiners."

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