You must read this article to learn how the case was won! "The story sounds familiar, like the plot of a dozen movies: a legal assistant saves the case of a law office when she finds evidence everyone else - the prosecution, investigators and her bosses - overlooked. "Days before David Redden's murder trial began, the legal team of John Heath Sr. and John Heath Jr. had a case much like...
More helpful news dug up by The Virtual Chase: "The Securities and Exchange Commission last week announced that documents in its EDGAR database now are fully searchable. The change in search access affects documents that are two years old or newer. In addition to company filings, researchers will find filings pertaining to mutual funds."
Another helpful research tip from The Virtual Chase: "The Missouri State Highway Patrol makes available unofficial copies of accident reports for the past 10 days for free. For an annual fee, businesses and organizations may subscribe to the Crash Reports dB, which provides access to reports back to January 2004. The free service makes reports available by date only."
Yes, this whitepaper is from a vendor, CaseSoft, but the "best practices" outlined sure sound smart to me! For example: "Want to filter your chronology down to just those facts about a particular witness, organization or document? Even if you’re using a database program to develop your chronology, you’ve got a big problem if the same thing is referenced by different names. You...
As reported by the Texas Lawyer; see more details here: "In a perfect world, firms could employ private investigators who are as skilled as pseudo-bumbling television police detective Columbo, Dallas lawyer William Brewer III says. "That's rarely the case when Brewer contracts with private investigation companies to help with litigation at 35-lawyer Bickel & Brewer, so the firm...
More helpful info from The Virtual Chase: "Lose sight of your witness? Want to collect but can't find the debtor? Unable to serve because of an old address? Public records such as civil lawsuits, current bankruptcies or property records may help you locate someone." Look into the People Finder Guide to "help you find online sources of public records as well as other Web-based...