Book Reviews Distribution Law: Business and Litigation Aspects, Theodore L. Banks, Little, Brown and Company, 1990, 776 Pp. Text, Appendices. $125 With Current Supplements. (1992 Supplement $55)

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Connecticut Bar Journal Volume 66.

66 CBJ 469. BOOK REVIEWS DISTRIBUTION LAW: BUSINESS AND LITIGATION ASPECTS, THEODORE L. BANKS, Little, Brown and Company, 1990, 776 pp. text, appendices. $125 with current supplements. (1992 Supplement $55)

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BOOK REVIEWS

DISTRIBUTION LAW: BUSINESS AND LITIGATION ASPECTS, THEODORE L. BANKS, Little, Brown and Company, 1990, 776 pp. text appendices. $125 with current supplements. (1992 Supplement $55)

Distribution Law: Business and Litigation Aspects provides a cursory overview of business and legal issues related to distribution. Readers completely new to the area and who are willing to skim through the entire book, will benefit from the conscience-raising exercise. While non-lawyers will likely enjoy the discussion of the litigation process, particularly the generalizations as to lawyers and litigation strategy, they probably will not understand sophisticated legal terms, such as "common nucleus of operative facts" and "in commerce " ; and the lack of a layperson's definition of the legal concepts used is confusing, especially given the basic level of the discussion.

In fact, confusion best describes one's overall impression of the substance and tone of the book. The appendices contain comprehensive sample distribution contracts and relevant clauses which any lawyer would find helpful. The listing of non-legal distribution publications and impressive bibliography of business articles, books and legal treatises are a resource for the business person and lawyer alike.

However, the comprehensiveness of the appendices and bibliography is in sharp contrast to the text's light and generalized treatment of legal and business issues important to any analysis of existing or proposed distribution arrangements. Pertinent case law, which should be used to educate the reader as to legal nuances, trends and anomalies, is used merely to support the author's generalizations. Discussions of business and legal issues are raised, but then quickly dismissed in a matter-of-fact manner. One is left with an uncomfortable feeling, and anxious to find further elaboration.

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