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Fastcase Gets Negative Treatment

By Sean Doherty All Articles 

Law Technology News

April 26, 2013

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Product of the week ending April 26: Bad Law Bot

Manufacturer: Washington, D.C.-based Fastcase, Inc.

Description: The Bad Law Bot is a software algorithm designed to find negative case citation history. The algorithm enhances Fastcase's Authority Check feature to show subscribers where courts have noted that a case has been treated negatively (i.e., reversed or overruled on any grounds). Bad Law Bot flags cases that have negative citation history and provides links to those cases.

Target market: from solo practitioners to large law firms.

Competitive landscape: LexisNexis Shepard's Citations Service and Thomson Reuters KeyCite in Westlaw and Westlaw Next.

Price: Starts at $65 per month or $695 per year, per user.

Press release. See the Fastcase blog for more information.

The product of the week is gleaned from the many press releases Law Technology News receives to lawtech@alm.com for publication. Each week, on Friday, we will select a product or service that was newly released or upgraded within the previous four weeks of the publication date. The product or service must be of use to lawyers or law firms and help support the practice or business of law. The product must be available to readers on or before the publication date.

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