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Westlaw Campus Case Law Printable version available at

Objectives At the conclusion of this tutorial you should be able to do the following:  Locate cases affecting your industry in Westlaw Campus  Write a correct APA citation for cases retrieved from this database.

Library homepage

Online Databases

Databases beginning with W

Westlaw Campus

Help (FAQ’s)

Westlaw features —Choose which legal materials to search.

Basic Search

Results

Morales v. Foodways Inc.

How to cite Correct APA citation: Morales v. Foodways, Inc., 186 A. D. 2d 407 (N.Y. A. D. 1992). Retrieved November 11, 2008 from Westlaw Campus.

Advanced Search

Results

Dukes v. Wal-Mart, Inc.

How to cite Correct APA citation: Dukes v. Wal-Mart, Inc., 509 F.3d (C.A. 9 (Cal.) 2007). Retrieved November 12, 2008 from Westlaw Campus.

More examples

Patterson v. McLean Credit Union How to cite Correct APA citation: Patterson v. McLean Credit Union, 491 U.S. 164 (1989). Retrieved November 12, 2008 from Westlaw Campus.

Stern v. AT & T Mobility Corp. How to cite Correct APA citation: Stern v. AT & T Mobility Corp., 2008 WL (C. D. Cal. 2008). Retrieved November 12, 2008 from Westlaw Campus.

Citations in review Use the Bluebook: a Uniform System of Citation to format your citations. Supreme Court of the United States: plaintiff v. defendant, volume# Reporter page# (year). Retrieved date from Westlaw Campus. Other courts: plaintiff v. defendant, volume# Reporter page# (court year). Retrieved date from Westlaw Campus Not reported in a reporter: plaintiff v. defendant, year WL #### (court year). Retrieved date from Westlaw Campus

Thanks! Thanks for viewing this tutorial! If you are experiencing problems using or citing from this database, please contact the instructors for assistance. Be sure to take the practice quiz to receive participation for completing the tutorial