I hope someone else has encountered (and resolved) this issue.  Because of
the pending gargantuan increase in Lexis/Nexis costs for academic libraries,
we are exploring other options for accessing the same information online.
One of the tools we are considering is Westlaw.

We requested a trial period, and received and returned the appropriate
license. The agreement states that any claims would be "litigated under the
law of Minnesota".  Our legal people substituted "Virginia" for Minnesota.
Westlaw has told us that they will not accept this change, and our legal
people apparently insist on it.

Has anyone else navigated around this issue?  Surely, our issue is not an
uncommon one.  Or is Westlaw content to restrict usage of their product to
just Minnesota?  I should point out that we do not have a law school,
although we do have a significant number of courses that utilize legal
research tools.

Thanks.

Steve Murden
Virginia Commonwealth University
smurden@gems.vcu.edu