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DISCLAIMER: The materials on this Website havebeen prepared by Venable for informational purposes only and are not legaladvice. This information is not intended to create, and receipt of it doesnot constitute, an attorney-client relationship. Internet users and onlinereaders should not act upon this information without seeking professionalcounsel. Do not send us confidential information until you speak with oneof our attorneys and get authorization to send that information to us.

This server contains more than 200 articleson a variety of legal topics. In addition to this electronic server, thefirm publishes a number of printed periodicals. Specific articles are indexedunder each of the firm's three practice areas .Articles from the following electronic publications are published here:

• LegalIssues in Managed Care - A PowerPoint Presentation by Connie Bakerand Pete Parvis (November)
• WorkplaceLabor Update - The October, 1997 edition of Venable's labor law newsletter(October 28).
• Electronic Marketing Update focuses onelectronic retailing issues including direct response television, advertisingand trade regulation. (September 4, 1997)
• Environmental News - The latest editionof Venable's environmental law newsletter (September 10, 1997)
• The Venable Report - A series of topicalreports by Venable practice groups. The Summer, 1997 edition from the LitigationGroup. (September 1)
• The Venable Report, Taxation and TransactionsGroup (April 21).
• The Mid-Atlantic Media Report - Venable'sfirst amendment and media litigation update. (January 28, 1997)
• Venable's NII Reporter - TheJanuary 22, 1997 edition with the decision of the Court of Appeals in theKarn Export Control Litigation.
• Non-Profit Alert -- Executive Summary- A Venable Report on New Legislation for Non-Profit Organizations.(October 3, 1996)
• Employee Benefits Group -- ExecutiveSummary - A Venable Report on Key Employee Benefit Changes in the Businessand Health Acts. (October 3, 1996)
• Environmental News - A special issueof Venable's environmental law newsletter.(July 8)

Currently featured articles on this server are:

• WhoWill Pay for the Year 2000 by John F. Cooney.
• Updateon the Year 2000 Computer Conversion Issue by John F. Cooney.
• Onbehalf of Hewlett-Packard Company andCompaq Computer Corporation, Venable attorneys John Cooney, BillCoston, and Melissa Landau Steinman recently submitted a Brief Amicus Curiaein Support of the Petition for Writ of Certiorari in Osram Sylvania ProductsInc. v. Charles T. von der Ahe and Chroma Lighting. The brief urges theSupreme Court to take up the issue of whether an inference of injury tocompetition under the Robinson-Patman Act, which prohibits price discrimination,may be rebutted by evidence of healthy competition in the relevant market.The issue is an important one for manufacturers who distribute productsnationwide, and for their distributors and resellers.
• TheNext Line Item Veto Case, by John Cooney, who appeared on CourtTV's "Washington Watch" on August 15, 1997. Hosted by Fred Graham,the program addressed the constitutionality of President Clinton's exerciseof the Line Item Veto and the likely contours of the lawsuits that willbe filed to challenge the President's first-even use of this new authority.
• StateStreet Bank & Trust Co. v. Signature Financial Group, a brieffiled by John Cooney.
• Bank Insurance Sales Spark RegulatoryRamblings by Ronald R. Glancz and Juliana Schulte O'Reilly.
• High-Tech Delivery Channels--A Technicaland Legal Overview by Ronald R. Glancz and Juliana Schulte O'Reilly.
• Intellectual Property Strategies ForDealing With The Government by Jerome S. Gabig, Jr. and Thomas J. Madden.
• Government Contracts Group Decisions
• Government Ownership of IntellectualProperty Rights - A New Strategic Business Unit at Venable.
• Past, Present, and Future RegulatoryGuidance on Evaluation of Past Performance by Thomas J. Madden. Alsoby Madden, New Protections for GovernmentContractor's Rights in Technical Data, Software and Trade Secrets.
• Maryland Jumps on Brownfields Bandwagon
• A Year-End Review: New Laws in 1996 StrengthenIntellectual Property Protection for U.S. Companies by Gary M. Hnath.
• The Nocebo Effect: A New Weapon to DefeatCausation? by James K. Archibald and Scott A. Zebrak. (revised 6/19)
• "A View from the Private Bar,"by William L. Walsh, Jr., discusses issues and shortcomings surroundingfederal contract protest bids today.
• Cryptography, Smart Cards, and Future BankingTechnology by Randy V. Sabett.
• “Rocket Docket” -- Patent Litigationin the Eastern District of Virginia by George F. Pappas.
• Insurance? It's in the Bank: Victoriesbefore courts and regulators are causing banks to broaden insurance activitiesby Ronald R. Glancz and Juliana Schulte O'Reilly.
• Criminal Enforcement in a DecentralizedEnvironment by John F. Cooney and Judson W. Starr.
• Design-Build Selection Procedures Enactedas Part of the Defense Authorization Act of 1996, by David G. Lane.
• Venable’s IT Procurement update bythe Government Contracts Practice Group.
• An article on Is “Full and Open Competition”Already Dead? Commercial Practices in the Federal Government’s InformationTechnology Procurements by Thomas J. Madden and Charles R. Marvin,Jr.
• Software Development: Contracting ForSuccess , a presentation at the 7th Annual Department of Defense SoftwareTechnology Conference, by Jerome S. Gabig, Jr. Also by Jerry, TheNew DOD Clauses on Rights in Technical Data and Computer Software .
• An article on When Local Exchange Competition Calls:A Survey of Competitive Local Exchange Access Issues by Robert A. Beizerand Emried D. Cole, Jr.
• Ronald R. Glancz, Linda Lord and Melissa Landau Steinman's articleon "The Statute of Limitations in D& O Liability Suits"

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