Florida Legal Periodicals Becomes Part of LexisNexis(R)

LexisNexis, a leading provider of information and services solutions, today announced that it has acquired the assets of Florida Legal Periodicals, a wholly owned subsidiary of Law Bulletin Publishing Company of Chicago. Florida Legal Periodicals is a market leader in the collection and distribution of Florida and Alabama verdict and settlement information. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Since 1981, Florida Legal Periodicals, based in Tallahassee, has acquired and delivered verdict and settlement information in both print and electronic media, including: Alabama Jury Verdict Reporter; Florida Jury Verdict Reporter and Florida Session Law Reporter. In addition, the company provides research services to attorneys seeking verdict information from its large database of content. Florida Legal Periodicals, Inc., was acquired by Law Bulletin Publishing Company in 2000. "Adding Florida Legal Periodicals content secures key verdict and settlement information to help attorneys and other legal professionals better assess and analyze their own cases based on previous court outcomes,” said Michael Gersch, vice president of Litigation Services for LexisNexis. "Offering this content exclusively from LexisNexis is part of our strategy of providing clients with a comprehensive set of litigation solutions.” About LexisNexis LexisNexis® (www.lexisnexis.com) is a leading global provider of business information solutions to a wide range of professionals in the legal, risk management, corporate, government, law enforcement, accounting and academic markets. LexisNexis originally pioneered online information with its Lexis® and Nexis® services. A member of Reed Elsevier (NYSE: ENL) (NYSE: RUK) (www.reedelsevier.com), LexisNexis serves customers in more than 100 countries with 13,000 employees worldwide. About Law Bulletin Publishing Company The Law Bulletin Publishing Company (www.lawbulletin.com) is a diversified print and electronic information company serving legal, real estate and financial markets in several states including Illinois, Minnesota and Ohio. Founded in 1854 and based in Chicago, the Law Bulletin Publishing Company is one of the oldest companies doing business in that city, and one of the oldest privately held legal and business publishers in the U.S. Its flagship publication, The Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, serves the largest unified court system in America.