FindLaw Constitutional Law Center
(The US Constitution annotated, plus links to materials on the Founding Fathers, the Articles of Confederation, and the Federalist Papers)
U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates, 1774-1873
(searchable archive of scanned images and full text of nine separate government documents covering the period from the Continental Congress, the Constitutional Convention, and the First through Twelfth Federal Congresses. It includes the House Journal, Senate Journal, Annals of Congress, Journals of the Continental Congress, Elliot's Debates, Farrand's Records, Maclay's Journal.)
Federal Court Homepages and Federal Court Decisions:
History of the Federal Judiciary
(Federal Judges Biographical Database for all Federal judges
since 1789, history of all Federal courts, landmark judicial
legislation, topics in judicial history and courthouse photo gallery)
Supreme Court of the United States
(official homepage of the US Supreme Court, with its docket,
rules and full text opinions from the 1999 term)
Understanding the Federal Courts
(Administrative Office of the Courts - introduction to the federal judicial system, its organization and administration)
Court Rules, Forms & Dockets
(search engine that includes links to over 700 sources for state
and federal court rules, forms and dockets. You can browse to find the
resource you need, or search by keyword)
Social Security Handbook
(entire handbook available for download or for viewing
on-line--click the "Table of Contents" link)
Social Security - Online Statement Request Form
(within 3 weeks you can obtain Social Security statement showing complete earnings and Social Security tax history and
estimates of retirement, survivors, and disability benefits )
Social Security Advisory Service
(full service, non-governmental site with extensive resources
on Social Security, including a news letter and a bulletin board for
online discussions, questions and answers)
Maryland State Department of Assessments & Taxation
(A wealth of private real estate, corporate, company and partnership information is included
in this State database. Information on resident agents, principal offices
and an index of documents filed are also available, as well as business personal
property and tax information.)
The Daubert Tracker (Fee based subscriptions to searchable database of all reported Daubert, Kumho Tire and
Joiner cases, along with direct links to core documents, including opinions, docket
sheets, briefs and transcripts)
Soldiers and Sailors
Relief Act Certificates (U.S. Department of Defense site giving
addresses and procedures for obtaining certificates showing a defendant to
not be in the military, required under the Soldiers and Sailors Relief Act
of 1940 to obtain default judgments)
DepoConnect
(Deposition data bank exclusively for plaintiffs' attorneys...Currently limited to members of the trial lawyers' associations of 34 participating states)
Medical Legal Exhibits by The Doe Report
(thousands of free, downloadable but watermarked exhibits of the anatomy, also available in small or large size for purchase without the watermark)
U.S. State Department - Judicial Assistance
(Information for service of process on foreign corporations and the taking of testimony from
foreign citizens - Hague Convention information and practical considerations)
InjuryResources.Com
(excellent resource containing articles on back and neck injuries and pain, whiplash, repetitive stress injuries, low impact injuries, etc.)
Weather Underground
(historical weather data...You must first go to the local
area in which you're searching, and then click on the link for
historical weather data)
Allstate Information Exchange
(collection of resources, including the MIST [minimal impact soft tissue] Manual, damaging to Allstate Insurance Company in its self-declared war with automobile accident victims and their lawyers)
Auto Crash Data Event Recorders
(article on little known automobile "black boxes," with links to
other pages within the site listing the makes of vehicles having these
boxes)
Vehicle Specification Database
(database going back 31 years of key measurements of vehicle models
necessary for certain accident reconstruction calculations)
Vioxx Study - the journal Atherosclerosis
(Volume 177, Issue 2, December 2004, Pages 235-243; Sulfone COX-2 inhibitors, as opposed to to sulfonamide COX-2 inhibitors and
NSAIDs, increase susceptibility to atherothrombotic events)
MAUDE, Manufacturer and User Facility Device Experience Database
(Searchable database of reports of adverse events involving
medical devices. Database consists of all voluntary reports since
June, 1993, user facility reports since 1991, distributor reports
since 1993, and manufacturer reports since August, 1996)
Mesopages.Com
(information on asbestos, pleural and peritoneal mesothelioma, diagnosis, treatment
and mesothelioma legal issues including lawsuits and hiring an attorney)
The Chemical Industry Archives
(from the Environmental Working Group... 37,0000 searchable
pages of internal company documents discovered during litigation)
Extoxnet, The Extension Toxicology Network
(variety of information about pesticides, pesticide information profiles, resources for toxicology information, and technical information)
ToxLaw.Com
(all things related to the law of toxic torts...chatboards, resources, etc.)
Malpractice Sites
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Summary of Medical Malpractice Law
(Summary of each state's medical malpractice law, including
the principal procedural provisions and the statute of limitations...Not verified for accuracy)
National Center for Elder Abuse
(funded by the U.S. Administration on Aging, the NCEA is a gateway to resources on elder
abuse, neglect, and exploitation.)
National Practitioner Data Bank
(Yes! It's the home of the notorious federal data bank
of medical practitioners and their malpractice judgments and
settlements...No, you can't access it...Some good statistics,
though)
DoctorDirectory.Com
(comprehensive directory of physicians listed by geographical
location and specialty...also has an advanced search feature
allowing searches by last name only or as much information as is available)
IDEX, Expert Witness Research
(fee/membership based, defense oriented database of
expert witnesses and transcripts...It's expensive, but it's
good to know the opposition's intelligence)
Maryland Board of Physician Quality Assurance
(Site contains a search engine for Maryland physicians that will
produce a license profile on each, including whether any public
disciplinary orders have been entered.)
Disability and the Workplace: An Internet Primer
(from Cornell University, Catherwood Library, resources and internet links on disability, workers' compensation, ADA, disability mailing lists, legislation for the disabled, job hunting, etc.)
FedUp Feds
(advocacy group for Federal Employee Compensation
claimants...Some links to other FECA resources)
National Association of Federal Injured Workers
(another good advocacy group for injured federal
workers...resources and a newsletter available with
instructions for subscribing at the "Message from the
Director" page)
National Library of Medicine, LocatorPlus
(searchable catalog of the National Library of Medicine's books, journals, and
audiovisuals as well as access points to other medical research tools)
PogoFrog.Com
(They say it is a medical search engine for physicians that "jumps
over the layman-focused clutter on the internet to find only credible medical
information for physicians.")
WiserWiki
(Just like Wikipedia, but this one can only be edited by board certified doctors.)
Electronic
Handbook of Legal Medicine (medical reference guide for litigation
professionals - full text version available online - registration required)
Visible Human Server
(virtual anatomic construction kit on the web with 3D anatomic models)
Medical Online Glossaries & Resources
(In the site's own words... "The Most Comprehensive Multilingual Listing of Online Medical Dictionaries on
the Internet. Over 1,260 links to useful & informative medical & health-related web
sites and medical dictionaries in eighteen languages")
Healthopedia
(In the site's own words, "...a medical and health consumer information resource
containing comprehensive and unbiased information in patient-friendly language from
trusted sources on over 1,500 health topics.")
Emedicine Online Textbooks
(Free access to online medical textbooks. The emergency medicine
text is complete, but there are also texts in progress on many
other subjects)
Medifocus
(Research reports for lawyers on selected topics in personal injury and medical malpractice litigation. This is a for pay service.)
Making It Easier to Read Prescriptions
(article from FDA Consumer magazine about proposals for
making it easier to read prescriptions, together with helpful
listing of common abbreviations)
HealthScout
(many helpful articles with the latest news in medical science on various medical issues)
MedicConsult
(articles and resources on numerous medical conditions,
with pulldown menu on front page)
Virtual Hospital
(articles and resources for the general public and for the medical profession by the University of Iowa Health Care)
DrKoop.Com
(articles on an assortment of common medical ailments, named after the bearded, former U.S. Surgeon General C. Everett Koop)
NIH - Health Information Index
(information on diseases currently under investigation by NIH
or NIH-supported scientists, major NIH research areas, and important
health-related topics)
Medical Matrix
(large indexed site containing clinical medical
resources. You must register to enter site, but it's free)
The Diseases Database
(cross-referenced index of human disease, medications, symptoms, signs, abnormal
investigation findings etc. This site provides a medical textbook-like index and search
portal.)
The United States Constitution and Other Historic Documents
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