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How to access WestlawNext historyTodisplaytheHistorypage,whichlistsallofyourWestlawNextresearcheventsforthepastyear,click HistoryatthetopofanyWestlawNextpage.(Ifyouprefer,youcansimplypointtoHistory; alistofthefivemostrecentsearchesrunanddocumentsviewedisdisplayed.)

WestlawNext History pageTheWestlawNextHistorypagecontainsinformationsuchasthe

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• citationofeachdocumentviewedorcheckedinKeyCite

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• contentcategoryandjurisdictionforeachsearch

• filtersappliedtoasearchresult(eachfilteryouappliedisaseparateentryontheHistorypage)

• numberofdocumentsineachfullorfilteredsearchresult

Inaddition,eachhistoryentrycontainsalinksoyoucaneasilyretrievethesearchresult,document,orKeyCitedisplay.

How to return to documents and searchesToreturntoadocumentorsearch,clickitslinkontheHistorypage.Ifyouclickthelinkforafilteredsearch,youretrievethesearchresultwiththefilterapplied.

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WESTLAWCLASSICVS.WESTLAWNEXT: AHEAD(NOTE)TOHEAD(NOTE)COMPARISONWhat do all those links around a Westlaw Classic or WestlawNext headnote do? Asyou’reprobablyaware,aheadnotesuppliedbyThomsonReutersattorney-editorsinacaseretrievedonWestlawClassicorWestlawNextissurroundedbyvariouslinks.However,youmighthaveaskedyourselfthefollowing:

• Whatdoallthelinksdo?

• HowdothelinksinWestlawClassiccomparetothoseinWestlawNext?

Ifso,we’regladyouasked.Here’saprimer:

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Headnote on Westlaw Classic

West topic and key numbers: These links take you to the CustomDigestsearchpage,fromwhichyoucanrunasearchforcasesclassifiedundertherespectivetopicorkeynumber.ThejurisdictionisthedefaultjurisdictionselectedinyourWestlawpreferences,unlessyouchangejurisdictionsontheCustomDigestsearchpage.Casesinyourresultaresortedbydate.

Most Cited Cases:ThislinkalsotakesyoutotheCustomDigestsearchpage,fromwhichyoucanrunasearchforcasesclassifiedundertherespectivetopicorkeynumber.ThejurisdictionisthedefaultjurisdictionselectedinyourWestlawpreferences,unlessyouchangejurisdictionsontheCustomDigestsearchpage.Casesinyourresultaresortedintheorderofcitationfrequency,startingwiththecasecitedmostoften.

KeyCite Citing References for this Headnote:Thislinktakesyoutoanexpandablemenuofdocumenttypes,fromwhichyoucanlinktothecase’sKeyCiteresultlimitedtocitingreferences that discuss that point of law. The link is ideal for those situations in which you find aheadnoteexactlyonpointandneedtoknowwhichcourtcases,administrativedecisions,orsecondarysourceshavecitedthecaseforthepointoflawsummarizedinthisheadnote.

Westlaw Classic

Headnote number: This link allowsyoutojumpdirectlyfrom the headnote to the correspondingdiscussioninthe opinion.

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[Number] Cases that cite this headnote: This link indicates how many cases cite that specific case for the point of law summarizedinthatheadnote;italsotakesyoudirectlytotheKeyCitecitingcasesthatdiscussthatpointoflaw.Nootherdocumenttypesareshown.(ToseeKeyCitecitingreferencesother than cases, click the Citing Referencestabatthetopofthecase,thennarrowthecitingreferencesusingfilters.)

West topic and key numbers: These links take you directly to a list of cases with headnotes classified under the same point oflaw,sortedbydate.Casesinthislistarefromthesamejurisdictionasthecaseyouhadbeenviewing.Toretrieveheadnotesfromanotherjurisdiction,clickChange to display theJurisdictionselector,andthenselectadifferentjurisdiction.

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Headnote number: This link allows you tojumpdirectlyfromtheheadnotetothecorrespondingdiscussionintheopinion.

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Doweovereatorareservingsizesonfoodlabelsabitmiserly?Possiblyboth!TheU.S.FoodandDrugAdministrationhaspublishedacomprehensiveguidetowhatconstitutesarealisticservingsizeonthelabelingofavarietyoffoodstuffs,includingpudding(1/2cup),“popcorns”(30grams),anddriedjerky(30grams).21CFR§101.22.Iftheseportionsseemsmall,itmightbebecausetheagencybaseditscalculationsonthe“amountoffoodcustomarilyconsumedpereatingoccasion”…bypersonsfour years of age or older!(Onthepositiveside,youareallottedawhopping30gramsofconfectioner’ssugar.)Toretrievethissection,usetheFindserviceoraccesstheCodeofFederalRegulationsdatabase(CFR)andtypeaquerysuchasthefollowing:

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PerCURIOUSThe sy,di Restriction: More Gold, Less OrePudding: How Much Is

Too Much?

ClassicCASETalk to Your Doctor: Is Honey Right for You?In1961,theU.S.FoodandDrugInspectormadeamajorbust.HisofficersarrivedatastoreinDetroitandseized198containersofa“drug”increasinglypoppingupincommunitiesacrossAmerica.Thedrughadbeenallegedtocurealonglistofailments,includingnervousconditions,highbloodpressure,even“prematuredeath.”Literaturetoutingthedrug’sbenefitswasuncoverednearby.Theownerswereconvictedfordistributingthedrugwithimproperlabeling.

Thedrug:commonhouseholdhoney. U.S. v. 250 Jars, etc., of U.S. Fancy Pure Honey,218F.Supp.208(D.Mich.1963).

Thegovernmentarguedthatthenearbyliterature(newspaperleafletsandthebookletAbout Honey)indicatedthatthissubstancewasactuallyintendedtobeusedasadrug.Inaddition,thenewspaperleafletsandbrochuresservedas“labeling.”

IsWinniethePoohdonefor?Toretrievethiscase,usetheFindserviceoraccesstheDistrictCourtCases–Michigandatabase(DCTMI)andusethefollowingsamplequery:

honey /s drug

Q:What’sthedifferencebetweenemission control and sy,di(emission-control)?

A:Morethan500documents.

In other words, if you need cases on the legalityofemissioncontrollegislationandyousearchtheAllFederalCasesdatabase(ALLFEDS)onWestlawClassicforthetermemission control,youretrievealmost600courtopinions,manyofwhichhavenothingto do with emission controls.

Asaresult,youwillhavetospendtime siftingthroughirrelevantdocumentsto findtheusefulones.

In contrast, if you restrict your search to thesynopsis(sy)anddigest(di)fieldsbyrunningthesearchsy,di(emission-control), youretrieveapproximately91courtopinions,almost all of them on point.

That’sbecausethesynopsis(thesummary of the disposition and procedural posture of thecase)andthedigest(whichincludestheWesttopicandkeynumberclassificationsandtheheadnotes)containtermsusedbyWestattorney-editorstosummarizethesignificantpointsoflawinthecase.Asa result, when you restrict your search to theseportionsofcases,youretrieveonlythose cases in which your terms are used to describethemajorpoints.

Bottomline:Youdon’thavetosiftthroughcases in which your terms are mentioned onlyinpassing,e.g.,infootnotes.