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Federal

August 10, 2021

The Federal Trade Commission Votes to Support 'Right to Repair'

Last month, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced its plans to increase enforcement against illegal repair restrictions placed on products by manufacturers. Repair restrictions prevent purchasers from repairing their own products or utilizing other repair service providers. According to the...

Self-Help

August 3, 2021

5 Year Payment Arrangements for Electric and Gas Bills Temporarily Available

Do you owe money to PECO or PGW (Philadelphia Gas Works) for your electric or gas bills? You might be able to get a five-year payment arrangement from these utility companies so that you don’t have to pay off your debt all at once. If you are a PECO or PGW customer who can’t get into a low-income...

LexisNexis Digital Library

July 29, 2021

Drugs in Litigation, 2021 Edition

The 2021 edition of Drugs in Litigation is now available on LexisNexis Digital Library . This title provides a compilation of personal injury cases involving adverse reactions to prescription and nonprescription drugs. Hundreds of trial and appellate decisions are summarized. The book is organized...

Real Estate

July 27, 2021

Real Estate Forms

Looking for a sample form for a real estate transaction in Pennsylvania? Check out our research guide, Pennsylvania Real Estate and Landlord Tenant Law . The forms section of the guide provides a good overview of the resources available through Jenkins. Dunlap Hanna Pennsylvania Forms ,...

Verdicts & Settlements

July 22, 2021

Finding Verdicts & Settlements

Jury verdicts and settlement awards can be important tools in the legal research process. Because they are not published in court reporters, legal researchers must employ other means to find verdicts and settlements. Researchers at Jenkins can use the library's Westlaw computers to find verdicts...

Self-Help

July 20, 2021

Using Google Translate with Jenkins Research Guides

In a recent blog post , we highlighted the Google Translate feature on Jenkins’ website. We hope this will be a helpful tool to allow more people to find information on our site, including the content in our various Research Guides . For example, our Self-Help guides help point people towards legal...

Jenkins Law Library

July 15, 2021

Google Translate Now on Jenkins Website

Jenkins has added Google Translate as a new feature on our website! Users now have the option to view and read our website in over 50 langauges, including Arabic, French, Haitian Creole, Hindi, Russian, Spanish, Swahili, Vietnamese, and more. The Google Translate feature can be found near the top...

West Academic

July 12, 2021

Entertainment Law in a Nutshell, 5th Edition

If you're looking for a great resource that covers Entertainment law, take a look at the latest edition of Entertainment Law in a Nutshell . " This compact reference gives a big picture overview of the intellectual property, contract, publicity, estate planning, and First Amendment issues that...

Court Rules

July 8, 2021

Finding Older Versions of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure

Looking for older versions of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure? Check out our research guide on the Federal Court Rules . We have a handy table which helps you quickly navigate to older versions of the rules through the United States Code on HeinOnline *. The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure...

Restatements of the Law

July 6, 2021

Finding Annotations to the Restatements of the Law

The Restatements of the Law are a common secondary legal resource produced and published by the American Law Institute . The goal of the Restatements is to clarify notable legal subjects. According to ALI , the Restatements are "primarily addressed to courts" and "aim at clear formulations of...

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