Re: Lexis and Westlaw vs other on-line CALR

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On 8/26/99, J Page wrote:
> On 6/28/99, Bob Dinerstein wrote:
>> On 4/19/99, Jon Westerman wrote:
>>> How do the other computer assisted legal research packages
>>> (specifically the Internet packages) compare for price,
>>> speed, and completeness to Lexis and Westlaw? Has anyone
>>> heard of any cases where an attorney was found to lack
>>> dilligence because she didn't shepardize the site or
>>> otherwise check it on-line for up to the instant
>> precedent?
>>> What shield from liability if one of the newer CALR systems
>>> was incomplete or inaccurate?
>>
>> All I can tell you is that about a year ago I appeared in
>> federal court [USDC:EDNY] to argue a motion on a Monday
>> morning and, in front of a courtroomfull of attorneys, the
>> judge critisized me for being unaware of a 2nd Circuit
>> decision which had onlr been recently rendered [within a few
>> days]the prior Friday and, at that time, had only been
>> reported on Lexis [upon inquiry I learned that it had first
>> been reported on Lexis the prior Friday]. I can't tell you
>> how another judge might handle it, but the judge I was before
>> relied upon the new decision to deny my application.
>>
>> I would think that as more and more law offices become
>> technologically oriented there will be greater pressure on
>> verifying citations/law through on line services up till the
>> time you actually go into court to argue. In the USDC:EDNY a
>> number of judges have already voted in favor of paperless
>> litigation and effectively require litigants to participate
>> in electronic [internet] filing of all virtually all
>> documents other than the summons and complaint.
>
> ALL BUT MAJOR MOTIONS AND TRIAL should be briefed & decided by
> on-line filings. For a low cost ($7.00/mo.) database try
> versuslaw.com. All state and fed jurisdictins & EZ to use but
> mostly go back 5-15 years.

An option is Loislaw.com. I tried a trial period with them and
liked using it in many ways, but it doesn't have all the cases
that Westlaw does. I am paying a bunch for Westlaw and would like
to find another option also.

Re: Lexis and Westlaw vs other on-line CALR, 1/17/01, by M J.

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