The new product is called EVA. In a nutshell, it is a brief analyzer. But it is more than that. Most notably, it is also a tool for checking the subsequent history of cited cases and determining if they are still good law, in the vein of  the LexisNexis Shepard’s and Thomson Reuters KeyCite. It also can be used to find other cases that are similar to a given case or to find cases that have similar language or that contain the same quotes.

ROSS says EVA will supercharge a lawyer’s research. As of this writing, I have seen a demonstration of EVA, but have not yet used it. However, based on the demonstration alone, and on the simple fact that EVA is free to use, I cannot imagine ever again filing a brief or reviewing an opponent’s brief without running it through EVA.

 

To analyze a brief using EVA, drag and drop it onto the EVA website. The first time you use EVA, you will be required to register. However, as I already said, registration is free. Use it to check a brief you’ve written or one you’ve received from an opponent. Once you upload a brief, you can perform three general functions:

• Check if the cases cited in the brief are still good law.
• View the cited cases on ROSS via hyperlinks that EVA adds to the brief.
• Find cases having similar language to the brief.

Within seconds of uploading the brief, EVA generates an analysis of all the cases, creating a list of the cases and giving each case a label saying whether it is still valid or has been overruled, criticized, questioned or superseded by a subsequent cases. In this way, you can quickly see which cases within the brief have negative subsequent treatments.

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