Fastcase, the online legal research service that is free for Minnesota State Bar Association members, just released a new service it calls “Forecite” to assist users in getting additional relevant research results. Here’s how Fastcase marketed the development in its recent blog post announcing the service: When you perform a keyword search on Fastcase, Forecite …
Thoughts on the Fastcase-Casemaker Skirmish
If you’ve enjoyed the recent mudslinging, epithet tossing, and name calling surrounding health care, but have wearied of the topic, don’t despair. You may now enjoy the same between legal research services. Casemaker recently accused its competitor Fastcase of missing hundreds of case citations. Fastcase countered; Casemaker responded. Pull up your chair, the match has …
What’s New at practicelaw?
In addition to shoveling and slipping, the practicelaw staff has been busy at work. Some of the fruits of our labor: Online Directory – To save money and paper, the print MSBA Member Directory (traditionally Bench and Bar’s January issue) has gone the way of lickable stamps, replaced by a new and improved version. MSBA, …
Coming Soon to a Computer Near You
With Monday’s launch of WestlawNext, Thomson Reuters’s new legal research platform, and recent announcements from Fastcase and LexisNexis about new products, it’s time to step back and see what really is changing. The New York Times and the latest ABA Journal both preview some of the changes, which we also summarize below. While competition for …
Fastcase Adds Minnesota Statutes to Database
It’s a holiday today at the Minnesota State Bar Association, but I just received notice on the Fastcase blog that Fastcase has added the Minnesota statutes as one of its fully searchable databases. Nice! Previously, Fastcase linked to the Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes, which maintains an online version of Minnesota statutes. Now, …
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