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Westlaw Campus Case Law Printable version available at www.uwf.edu/jdebellis/Westlaw.ppt www.uwf.edu/jdebellis/Westlaw.ppt
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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.
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Library homepage
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Online Databases
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Databases beginning with W
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Westlaw Campus
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Help (FAQ’s)
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Westlaw features 1 2 3 4 5—Choose which legal materials to search.
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Basic Search
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Results
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Morales v. Foodways Inc.
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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.
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Advanced Search
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Results
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Dukes v. Wal-Mart, Inc.
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How to cite Correct APA citation: Dukes v. Wal-Mart, Inc., 509 F.3d. 1168 (C.A. 9 (Cal.) 2007). Retrieved November 12, 2008 from Westlaw Campus.
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More examples
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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.
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Stern v. AT & T Mobility Corp. How to cite Correct APA citation: Stern v. AT & T Mobility Corp., 2008 WL 4382796 (C. D. Cal. 2008). Retrieved November 12, 2008 from Westlaw Campus.
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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
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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
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