The SHYSTER project is concerned with the development of a hybrid legal expert system: one which uses rule-based techniques to represent statute law and case-based techniques to represent case law. A prototype has been developed, implementing the case-based part of SHYSTER. This prototype allows a legal expert to specify an area of case law using a specially-developed case law speci cation lang...

according to article 3 of civil responsibility law (tort law), it is necessary for the judge to determine the amounts of damages by considering the  circumstances of the case. one of the instances of  such circumstances which may have an impact on determination of the amount of damages, as mentioned in article 4(2) of tort law, is financial status of the person causing the loss. following the s...

This study uses simple statistical and functional analysis in conjunction with network analysis algorithms to examine the network of Canadian caselaw using data supplied by the Canadian Legal Information Institute (CanLII). Seeking to explore three basic questions, the study describes the database coverage of CanLII along with that of two commercial vendors and juxtaposes that information with ...

This paper introduces case frames as a way to provide a more meaningful structure to vocabulary mappings used to bridge the gap between laymen and legal descriptions of court proceedings. Case frames both reduce the ambiguity of queries, and improve the ability of users to formulate good quality queries. We extend the BestMap ontology with a formalisation of case frame based mappings in OWL 2, ...

Patient who had been prescribed sulfa antibiotic drug to treat prostatitis, and who suffered seizure after taking drug, brought medical malpractice action against physician in which he asserted negligence and informed consent claims. The District Court, directed verdict for physician on informed consent claim, and entered judgment on jury verdict for physician on negligence claim. Patient appea...