Our health is something we take for granted until we don’t have it anymore. The good habits involved in remaining healthy take discipline and a will to succeed. Having a good diet and exercise regimen can give energy and vitality to life. An aging population and more age-related issues in society lead to a greater need to get your hands on the best health law resources to make a difference in the success of your case.

With such a broad area to search, it may be easiest to begin with a simple search of our collection with the word “health” in the title section. This produces 39 results, which include discussions about HIPAA, mental health, long-term healthcare, disability plans such as ERISA, occupational health, and end-of-life health care issues. If you simply search “health” as a keyword, there are 119 results. With this as a sampling and the wide range of resources available, a case can be won or lost based on what you find in these materials.

A good way to investigate that expert witness in the health field is to do some searching of public information widely available on the Internet. While this information is sometimes out in the open, it often can be found several layers down in different databases. A way to find those good sites is to take the Public Sleuthing class we offer in the Legal Resource Training Center. This month the class centers on looking for social network information online.

Conference Rooms: Remember, the conference rooms in the library can be rented for a small hourly fee of $15 for subscribers or $20 for non-subscribers. Several firms have recently utilized them as a staging area when they were in trial. Take advantage of this space by calling 206-296-0940.

Training Classes: Our June training classes will include a basic class on Searching the Westlaw Database, offered on Monday, June 8, from noon to 1:30 p.m. Our second class in June is Public Sleuthing on Social Networks, offered on June 22, from noon to 1 p.m. Join us for this session and learn how to find Internet-based social information from sites such as MySpace, Facebook, Twitter and more.

Marcus Hochstetler is the King County Law Librarian. Please direct comments or questions to him at 206-296-0940 or marcus.hochstetler@metrokc.gov.

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