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2020
Thomson Reuters sues ROSS over alleged use of Westlaw materials
Lawsuit filed
Thomson Reuters filed a lawsuit against ROSS, alleging that ROSS used its West Key Number System and West Headnotes without permission. The article reports the lawsuit as having been filed the previous day. The report characterizes the dispute as raising the question of whether court data can be owned.
Thomson Reuters sued ROSS, alleging that ROSS used its West Key Number System and West Headnotes without permission. The article reports the lawsuit as filed the previous day.
Source excerpt
7th May 2020
As reported yesterday, legal tech giant Thomson Reuters is suing NLP-driven legal research company, ROSS, on the basis that they believe their unique West Key Number System (WKNS) and West Headnotes was used without their permission.