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A new Web site launched Wednesday, Weyerhaeuser Hardboard Siding Class Action Settlement, as part of a court-ordered supplemental notice program in the court-approved settlement involving Weyerhaeuser brand hardboard siding. The site is part of a series of notices intended to inform those who own or previously owned properties with the siding that if they…

This month’s Asian Legal Business magazine asks, “Does size really matter?” as it posts its rankings of the 50 largest law firms in Asia. Topping the list are Australian firms Minter Ellison, with a total lawyer headcount of 1476; Mallesons Stephen Jaques; and Allens Arthur Robinson. The highest ranking U.S. firm…

Lawyer referral services come and go on the Web. I was looking today for some of the services I once knew of, only to find dead URLs. So I went back to The Wayback Machine just to make sure my memory was correct. Here’s what I found:

www.lawconnect.com 2001 www.lawconnect.com now
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Medical Dictionary Online is a new online reference source for quick look-up of medical terms, drugs, medical devices, health conditions and medical abbreviations. Definitions are quite brief and often technical, so use this only for quick answers, not substantive information.…

Law.com unveiled a major overhaul today, with a new look and organization that better reflects its integration with American Lawyer Media. ALM acquired Law.com in May 2002. Among the changes:

• A redesigned daily Newswire that includes a new column, Today’s Brief.

• Direct links to ALM newspapers…

Jim Romanesko’s coverage of yesterday’s Pulitzer prizes features this profile of Stephen Kurkjian, Boston Globe metro editor and member of the team that exposed the scope of sexual abuse by Roman Catholic priests. What neither Romanesko nor the profile mention is that Kurkjian is a lawyer by training and member in good standing…

JD Lasica points to a new blog that focuses on copyright and digital rights issues, Paul Pedley’s Information Law Web log. Pedley works at The Economist in London and is author of the forthcoming book, Essential Law for Information Professionals, from Facet Publishing.…

Three leading constitutional scholars will debate campaign finance reform in a live webcast Friday, April 11, 7 p.m. Scheduled to participate are Bruce Ackerman, Sterling professor of law and political science at Yale University Law School, and Kenneth Starr, former independent counsel and now adjunct professor at the NYU School of Law and partner…

Indiana lawyer Douglas G. Amber last week published the sixth revised edition of Cases & Materials on American Federalism an online textbook he wrote for the American government classes he teaches at Purdue University Calumet. Although he wrote the text for college freshman, Amber, a partner with Amber, Golding & Hofstetter,…

Bloomberg.com, a business information site, unveiled a new design this week.…

Long the best source on the Web for federal government documents, GPO Access yesterday took the wraps off a new design. The official site of the U.S. Government Printing Office, GPO Access is a far-reaching repository of documents from the three branches of government. It includes the U.S. Code, the Congressional Record, the Code…

Is your Web site or blog accessible to people with disabilities? To find out, ask Bobby.…