Re: Lexis and Westlaw vs other on-line CALR

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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.

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

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