Maps

Yahoo Maps - sometimes has better resolution than MapQuest

Globe Explorer - aerial maps of all over

Los Angeles Aerial Map - interactive photos

San Francisco Aerial Map - interactive photos

Google Aerial Photos - it is necessary to download the program before accessing images (it's free).

Vehicle Values (top)

Kelley Blue Book - Actual Cash Value for vehicles

Edmunds.com - Help a client get an idea the Actual Cash Value (ACV) for their car which has been totaled.

Harris Technical Services - for a good skid speed calculator & estimator of speed by the skid marks left.

CarFAX - enter VIN and find out details on the auto: Title, Odometer, Problem and Registration

General Medical Information (top)

Healthscope.org/ - View Latest California Hospital Patient Safety Performance Results Take Steps to Learn How to Avoid Drug Errors How to Select a Hospital - you can get a free short report on a doctor or facility.

PersonalMD.com - personal health tracking

MedlinePlus - lots of information on health topics, has a dictionary for medical terms and daily medical news updates.

Hospital Compare - compare hospitals in the US for percentage of treatment.

HealthGrades.com - you can get a report on any doctor $7.95, if you order more than 1 at a time, each additional is $2.95. The report gives Specialties, Education & Training, Board Certification, Disciplinary Actions, Quality Comparison, tells about area Hospitals, and gives Questions for patients to ask their doctor.

Quick View - get medical records online (requires password)

Kaiser Doctor List - it brings up all their information for review.

Western Health Advantage Insurance

Ceredian Benefits Services

California Medical Insurance - family insurance or hard to insure

Search Engines, Computer Help and Postage (top)

AskJeeves - ask a question, get an answer

www.Google.com - it's possible to do more than just general searches look for photos which match your search or in "google groups" see chat rooms and postings of just discussions about your search topic.

www.yahoo.com - only about 50% overlap with Google, so it is worth a try if you're having trouble.

www.msn.com - a more media oriented search

Specialized Search Engines - list and guide

New York Public Library - one of the most comprehensive on line depository of materials in the world. Many doctoral dissertations, technical articles and other difficult to find materials are available through it online. It will be particularly helpful in dealing with experts and obtaining publications which otherwise are unavailable.

U.S. Post Office - calculate postage

Free Dictionary - medical, computer, legal and general terms

Internet Archive - historical versions of web pages

Windows Update - keep current

WhoIs - website registrar information

SwishMax - fun!

Telephone Help - website gives tips on bypassing phone trees when you want an actual customer service representative.

ICD-9's (top)

http://icd9cm.chrisendres.com/

www.ninebones.com has free ICD-9 and CPT code searches.

http://www.e-mds.com (for ICD-9 medical diagnosis codes)

http://neuro3.stanford.edu/CodeWorrier/ for free information on ICD-9 diagnostic codes on the internet which provides the code number with good explanations

Legal Reference (top)

CACI Jury Instructions - Loads PDF

California Secretary of State - business LLP and INC

California State Bar

CEB

Court Rules

Court Web Sites - Court web sites are increasingly having case documents online - do a party name search and get other cases your adverse has been involved in - or the expert - has the expert's testimony ever been stricken?

California County Recorder

Findlaw.com - For recent trial decision newsletter

JurisPro - experts (if you don't find what you're looking for email Jim@JurisPro.com for help!)

www.LawHelpCA.org

www.law.cornell.edu (for United States Code, and Code of Federal Regulations)

Martindale.com - to locate and get information on lawyers and Arbitrators

More Options - From the Midwestern People of Color Legal Scholarship Conference, St. Louis, Missouri, March 30, 1996 "Introduction - In the past few years, many new resources have been put up on the Internet that facilitate legal research work. The sheer number and variety of resources can sometimes make it difficult to determine where to start, how to choose among similar resources, and how to keep up-to-date on available resources. The present guide is intended to explain why the Internet is useful for legal research, and describe some of the major resources available on the Internet for researching the law of the United States and other countries, comparative law, and international law. It will conclude with some tips for the net-traveling researcher."

Nolo Press

Process Servers - National Association of Process Servers

Free Date Calculator - instead of a date wheel

Product Manufacturing Info - who made this or who makes that kind of thing?

Password/Membership Required:

• SCA Website
• JuriSearch
• TrialsDigest - It is a good resource because it tells what kind of cases are settling, and which ones are being defensed in the California Courts.
• Lawyers Weekly USA - very current case discussions.
• Pacer account - federal court case search - can pull up documents from docket "Public Access to Court Electronic Records (PACER) is an electronic public access service that allows users to obtain case and docket information from Federal Appellate, District and Bankruptcy courts, and from the U.S. Party/Case Index." Access to web based PACER systems will generate a $.08 per page charge. The per page charge applies to the number of pages that results from any search, including a search that yields no matches (one page for no matches.) The charge applies whether or not pages are printed, viewed, or downloaded. Access to dial-up PACER systems will generate a $.60 per minute charge. Users will NOT incur both per minute and per page charges for a PACER session. You will be billed on a quarterly basis for your transactions."
• E-File Clark County, Nevada - file and serve - $6 per filing, $10 for file w/ service
• Lexis/Nexis may have info on your judge - "More than legal research, the LexisNexis® Total Research System provides you online access to state and federal case law; codes and statutes; court documents; over 3.5 billion public records (the most available anywhere online); business news, legal news, and regional news; expert commentary on the law.

Find People (top)

Merlin - find people who have moved, best for CA only, low cost - Need Password

Superpages - yellow and white pages and some useful links including 'find the neighbors'

Social Security Death Index - search by name or social security number for deaths where benefits were distributed

Wedding Registry - a look at wedding registries - sometimes with attached websites.

Mamma.com - free!

KnowX - lots of people info, only covers certain states, moderate fee, some info is free - Need Password

PublicData.com - nationwide criminal, civil, DMV records

Little Black Book - used by private investigators, some free, some pay

Sacramento County Library and other public library sites - look up company info "reference USA" free company data

Find Your Library

Searchsystems.net - "the largest directory of links to free public record databases on the Internet"

Guide to Missing Persons - a guide to tracing lost and missing persons

Federal Incarcerations - everyone who has been in a Federal prison

Inmate Locator - federal and state inmate locator directory

National Sex Offender Database

Archive.org - for something that used to be online but is now updated/gone: "The Internet Archive is building a digital library of Internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Like a paper library, we provide free access to researchers, historians, scholars, and the general public."

California Secretary of State Business Search - Incorporated or Partnerships

Accurint.com - for people searches and criminal history. You have to sign up, and the charge is $1.50 per search. No charge if no hit. The results are really quite amazing. It will give a history of current and past addresses and phone numbers, as well as information on likely relatives. "Least expensive nationwide people search database."

Political Contribution Information at http://www.fec.gov or http://www.tray.com

Social Security Disability (top)

CHCF - Updates on Disability issues.

IHSS - an excellent resource in regards to what they may and may not qualify for as far as Welfare Benefits. This site also gives any updates that have gone in effect and also gives a listing of all of the local Welfare Offices, which is now called the Department of Human Assistance.

www.seta.net/resources.htm - For the Social Secuirty side of things, Sacramento County has a great web site for Community Resources that I use all of the time for our clients.

Beehive - find local resources

Federal - federal agency records

FirstGov - most comprehensive state and federal documents online

Minus One Club - A place for amputees to swap shoes and gloves.

Video

Scanning (top)

Altoscan.com - they will scan and OCR documents and deliver them on disk so they're word searchable - price gradations for searchable or not (Auburn, CA)