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FINDLAW TO OFFER LARGEST COLLECTION OF FREE, ONLINE OFFICIALCALIFORNIA CASE LAW WITH ACCESSLAW PARTNERSHIP
Unlimited Access to 70 Years of California Cases Will be AvailableWithout Charge to FindLaw Users
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (August 14, 2000) - FindLaw, the pioneer andleader in online legal information and services, today announced apartnership with AccessLaw to provide FindLaw users with free accessto all California case law since 1932. FindLaw is the only siteonline to offer California case law complete with official citationsand internal pagination free of charge.
"As the pioneer in providing free legal resources to lawyers andlaypersons alike, FindLaw is pleased to be working with AccessLaw toextend our free offerings," said FindLaw Founder Stacy Stern. "It'sexciting to continue expanding our already extensive case lawsection."
Through this agreement, visitors to FindLaw's Web site(www.findlaw.com) will have unlimited access to all publishedCalifornia case law from 1932 to the present. Users will have fullaccess to all the cases published in California Reports 2d, 3d and4th, as well as the California Appellate Reports 2d, 3d and 4th.Users can even use hypertext links within each case to access otherCalifornia cases. This database adds to FindLaw's industry-leadingcollection of cases, codes, search tools, legal news and other freeresources for legal professionals.
"FindLaw offers the most comprehensive collection of legalinformation, resources and business-to-business services," saidAccessLaw CEO Peter Zulim. "We are delighted that our offerings willnow be available on the leading legal site on the Internet."
About FindLaw
FindLaw, Inc. (www.findlaw.com), the pioneer and leader in onlinelegal information and services, is the highest trafficked legal website. FindLaw provides the most comprehensive set of legal resourceson the Internet for lawyers, businesses and individuals. Theseresources include legal search tools, case law (including U.S. SupremeCourt decisions back to 1893), legal news, real-time SEC filings,community discussion areas and online continuing legal education.FindLaw is home to the most complete online legal career center, withlaw firm salary charts, legal job listings, personalized legal jobplacement services and the "Greedy Associates" message boards.FindLaw's small business and consumer legal centers providecomprehensive, plain-English legal information for non-lawyers.FindLaw is a privately held company backed by CMGI@Ventures, AmicusInvestments, Angel Investors LP, Arba Seed Investment Group andGlasser Legal Works.
About AccessLaw
AccessLaw, Inc. is a well established Richmond, California based legalpublisher and provider of California primary law on both CD-ROM andthe Internet. Best known for its CalDisc CD-ROM product, AccessLaw hasan ever-expanding online presence on the Internet atwww.accesslaw.com. AccessLaw's Web site provides California legalprofessionals with a Daily Opinion Service, squibs of recentCalifornia cases, opinions from the California Supreme Court and theCalifornia Courts of Appeal, California Codes, Rules of Court, 9thCircuit Court opinions, U.S. Supreme Court opinions, fill-in JudicialCouncil forms, a California citation service, and a lot of usefullegal links. AccessLaw's legal research products are quick, easy touse, and are considered some of the best in the industry. AccessLawcustomers often say that they get the best of both worlds withAccessLaw's reliable CalDisc, which can be taken anywhere, and theup-to-date online service. AccessLaw is known for its unparalleledcustomer service and satisfaction. AccessLaw is a privately heldcompany.