Legal Encyclopedia Research - Fact-Based Research on the Twain fact pattern Go back to the home page in Lexis, then click on the "Secondary Materials" link in the "Explore Content" box. Under the State category, select California, then select "All California Treatises, Practice Guides and Jurisprudence." When the page loads, scroll down until you see "California Jurisprudence 3d." Click on this source and a search box will load, as well as the option to expand the Table of Contents. Now answer the following questions: (3) Try each one of your searches from question number (2) above, apply any filters on the left side that you think would narrow the search, and then determine which one is the best search (in other words, does one yield less results or more applicable results to your client's case?). Once you have decided which search was the best, copy and paste the URL of your search results page as the answer to this question. (6 pts) (4) Now, look through your search results and pick the pertinent sections in your chosen encyclopedia topic that would explain what you need to know about Negligent Infliction of Emotional Distress [you should find more than one]. Remember to highlight and save any of the sources to your client folder that you think may be relevant to the legal question to organize your research. You must actually read the encyclopedia sections that you select. Do not rely solely on the summaries in your list of search results. As your answer to this question, summarize what the two different sources you selected state about topics related to our client's case. (10 pts) (5) From the encyclopedia sections you provided as your answer to question (4) above, state what the encyclopedia cites is the law that pertains to your research situation (you will need to refer to the footnotes to see this) and provide that law (such as a statute or case law) in the proper Bluebook citation format. (5 pts) (6) Now click on the primary authority/law you found in question (5) above, or find it in Lexis (you can copy the citation into the search bar), and read it. In about three to five sentences, explain any other legal issues, details, law, or other information that has now come up based on your research in this encyclopedia. Are there other legal sources you would want to view or further research you would want to conduct? Explain your answer. (Hint: You may notice some familiar case names, which you should have found in the Case Law Research assignment that you completed previously). (10 pts)

Part III: Conducting Research - Witkin Summary of CA Law Treatise: Witkin Summary of CA Law - Fact-Based Research on the Twain Fact Pattern Now, go back to the home page in Lexis. It will be up to you to apply filters before you enter your search, or perform your search first and then apply filters after the fact. Regardless of your choice, you will need to use the "Witkin Summary of California Law" source to answer the following questions. (7) Try each of your searches from question (2) above using whichever method of applying filters that you choose and be sure you have selected the "Witkin Summary of California Law" as your source (Hint: Witkin is considered a legal treatise). Choose whichever search yields the least results after applying all the relevant filters, and then copy and paste the URL for your search results page as the answer to this question. Failure to actually have a search in Witkin will result in zero points for this question. (6 pts) (8) Now, look through your search results and pick the pertinent sections in Witkin that would explain what you need to know about Negligent Infliction of Emotional Distress [you should find more than one]. Remember to highlight and save any of the sources you think may be relevant to the legal question to organize your research as you are going through. You need to actually read through each of the sections of Witkin that you select. As your answer to this question, summarize content you found in two different sections from Witkin that you looked at and determined were applicable to our case (10 pts) (9) From the Witkin sections you provided as your answer to question (8) above, state what Witkin cites is the law that pertains to your research situation and provide that law (such as a statute or case law) in the proper Bluebook citation format. (5 pts) (10) Now click on the primary authority/law you found in question (9) above, or find it in Lexis (you can copy the citation into the search bar), and read it. In about three to five sentences, explain any other legal issues, details, law, or other information that has now come up based on your research in this treatise. Are there other legal sources you would want to view or further research you would want to conduct? Explain your answer. (Hint: You may notice some familiar case names, which you likely found in the Case Law Research assignment that you completed previously). (10 pts)

Part IV: American Law Report Research American Law Reports (ALR) - Basic Research (Do not use the Twain Fact Pattern) Using whatever research method you like in Lexis, answer the below research questions concerning the ALR secondary source. (11) What ALR annotation discusses 46 U.S.C.A. 740? (4 pts) (12) The client's son belongs to a religious cult. The client believes that the cult used improper means to indoctrinate his son and keep him in the cult. The son has given all of his property to the cult and refuses to see or talk to his parents. Find an ALR annotation that address the liability of a cult for improper activities. Give the citation of the ALR annotation as your answer to this question. [You can use the citation feature in Lexis to obtain the citation of a secondary authority source.] (4 pts) (13) Answer the following questions concerning ALR (10 pts): (a) What is the citation of a 1993 ALR annotation that discusses the admissibility of polygraph test results in an action for malicious prosecution? [Note: At the end of your search, type 1993, as there is no reference to the year of publication in Lexis when viewing ALR] (b) What Am. Jur. 2d Evidence research references are listed? (c) What 1987 United States 6th Circuit Court of Appeals case held that generally, the use of polygraph results to prove a party's innocence is prohibited?

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