CaseStream adds Criminal Data and Full Text Search Capabilities; Lets Attorneys, Investors and Media Find Critical Information About Federal Lawsuits.Business Editors/Legal Writers WAYNE, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 3, 2000 MarketSpan, Inc. announced Friday the release of the federal criminal database and other enhancements of CaseStream(R), the company's state-of-the-art Internet service (www.CaseStream.com) that provides legal professionals, investors and the media with previously inaccessible inaccessible Surgery adjective Unreachable; referring to a lesion that unmanageable by standard surgical techniques–eg, lesions deep in the brain or adjacent to vital structures–ie, not accessible. See Accessible. information about federal civil and now, criminal, cases. In addition to adding the federal criminal database, enhancements include the ability to search the full text of docket entries, as well as the ability to search by statute and cause. These enhancements expand CaseStream users' ability to glean glean v. gleaned, glean·ing, gleans v.intr. To gather grain left behind by reapers. v.tr. 1. To gather (grain) left behind by reapers. 2. litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. intelligence(TM) from the hundreds of thousands of federal cases filed each year. "This new release enables attorneys and others to unearth previously unknowable un·know·a·ble adj. Impossible to know, especially being beyond the range of human experience or understanding: the unknowable mysteries of life. facts buried in criminal and civil cases," states David I David I, king of Scotland David I, 1084–1153, king of Scotland (1124–53), youngest son of Malcolm III and St. Margaret of Scotland. During the reign of his brother Alexander I, whom he succeeded, David was earl of Cumbria, ruling S of the Clyde Bookspan, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . "This solidifies CaseStream's position as the most powerful and cost-effective service for litigation intelligence(TM)." The criminal database includes more than 10 years of dockets from federal criminal cases, from 88 U.S. District courts, that can be searched in seconds. In addition, criminal cases can be monitored on a scheduled basis or retrieved on demand. CaseStream's sophisticated database already included more than 10 years of civil dockets from U. S. District courts. Full-text searching A search that compares every word in a document, as opposed to searching an abstract or a set of keywords associated with the document. Word processors and text editors contain full-text search functions that let you find a word or phrase anywhere in the document. lets users comb comb 1. a vascular, red cutaneous structure attached in a sagittal plane to the dorsum of the skull of domestic fowl. It consists of a base attached to the skull, a central mass called the body, a backward projecting blade and upward projecting points. 2. through millions of federal civil or criminal docket entries in seconds to find cases containing specific words, legal phrases and proper names. Attorneys use this feature to identify how judges have ruled on motions filed in prior cases. Searching by statute enables users to pinpoint cases within the broad "nature-of-suit" categories set by the courts. Similarly, searching by cause enables users to pinpoint cases based on the narrative description provided by the attorney, such as a "fen-phen case" or an "asbestos asbestos, mineral asbestos, common name for any of a variety of silicate minerals within the amphibole and serpentine groups that are fibrous in structure and more or less resistant to acid and fire. case." Business people use CaseStream to uncover litigation pending against prospective business partners or competitors. Media organizations use CaseStream to learn of newly filed civil or criminal cases involving corporations, prominent individuals and legal issues of interest to their readers, and to track any new developments in those cases. Investors use CaseStream to track litigation involving portfolio companies. CaseStream is lauded by researchers for combining a robust database with lightning-quick search functions to make accessible the wealth of facts and insights buried in courthouse files. Attorney T. R. Halvorson, in his new book Law of the Super Searchers: The Online Secrets of Top Legal Researchers, recommends CaseStream(R) as an important resource. Additional information is available on the web at www.CaseStream.com or by toll free call to MarketSpan at 877/500-0666. CaseStream and MarketSpan are registered trademarks and "litigation intelligence" is a trademark of MarketSpan, Inc. |
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