Carl, do you not have access to your local public law library to research
the older cases?
--. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mary Smith Forman Phone: (407)843-7861 x2276 Akerman Senterfitt & Eidson, PA Fax: (407)843-6610 255 S. Orange Ave., 17th Floor e-mail: m_forman@solinet.net Orlando, FL 32801 =========================================================================
On Mon, 27 Mar 1995 nylaw@panix.com wrote:
> Most good databases charge $8-12/hr. for use of their services--obviously > internet is (mostly free). WestLaw and LEXIS charge in excess of $200/hr. I > got into this whole mess (ie. paying massively premium prices to the monopoly > of West and its sole licensee on this front, LEXIS) because I am a Title VII > plaintiff's lawyer who also represents (mostly pro bono) clients who have > affective (mood) disorders and are having difficulties in employment or with > insurers. I went to law school to do this (Antioch) and enjoy it--alot. What > I do not enjoy is going (repeatedly) up against large firms who have many > lawyers and unlimited access to absurdly expensive databases. > I can now get new Supreme Court and most Court of Appeals cases at low > (or no costs). I can access CFR, Federal Register, and US Code. > What I cannot get is the text of the older decisions of the courts of > appeals or the decisions of the district courts. So my clients receive less. > Its that simple. That's how I got "recruited" into this "discussion". > It is like this (to steal from the 1992 election) "IT'S THE TEXT and THE > CITATIONS" > If I can't use them and then opposition can, if they can't be searched > quickly and inexpensively my clients suffer. > > Carl Hartmann > Counsel for HyperLaw in the SDNY Litigation to gain access to the TEXT of > Federal District Court, Federal Circuit Court, and Supreme Court decisions > and a system of citation which doesn't force my clients out of the system! > > These opinions are my own, not those of my client. But I sure am > not getting paid to say them on the internet. I "joined" this movement > because of what I believe: The law should be equally accessable and > available to all potential litigants. > >
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