Litigation management system and method
First Claim
1. A computer-based user interface for accessing litigation information associated with at least one litigation case, the user interface comprising:
- a home page including a first plurality of user-selectable hyperlinks, each hyperlink in the first plurality of hyperlinks identifying a category of litigation information; and
a plurality of web pages, each web page associated with one of the hyperlinks in the first plurality of hyperlinks, each web page providing litigation information related to the category identified by the hyperlink associated with the web page, each web page displayed in response to selection of the hyperlink associated with the web page.
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Abstract
A computer-based user interface for accessing litigation information associated with at least one litigation case includes a home page. The home page includes a first plurality of user-selectable hyperlinks. Each hyperlink in the first plurality of hyperlinks identifies a category of litigation information. The interface also includes a plurality of web pages. Each web page is associated with one of the hyperlinks in the first plurality of hyperlinks. Each web page provides litigation information related to the category identified by the hyperlink associated with the web page. Each web page is displayed in response to selection of the hyperlink associated with the web page.
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83 Claims
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1. A computer-based user interface for accessing litigation information associated with at least one litigation case, the user interface comprising:
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a home page including a first plurality of user-selectable hyperlinks, each hyperlink in the first plurality of hyperlinks identifying a category of litigation information; and
a plurality of web pages, each web page associated with one of the hyperlinks in the first plurality of hyperlinks, each web page providing litigation information related to the category identified by the hyperlink associated with the web page, each web page displayed in response to selection of the hyperlink associated with the web page. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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49. A litigation management system for managing and providing access to litigation information stored on a computer network, the system comprising:
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a server computer coupled to the computer network for storing user interface information, the user interface information including a primary page having a plurality of links to a plurality of secondary pages, the primary page identifying a plurality of categories and subcategories of litigation information, each subcategory logically related to at least one of the categories, the secondary pages providing litigation information related to the identified categories and subcategories; and
a client computer coupled to the computer network for displaying a user interface based on user interface information received from the server computer, the client computer configured to access the plurality of secondary pages via the user interface. - View Dependent Claims (50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61)
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62. A method of managing litigation information for at least one lawsuit, the method comprising:
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storing litigation information for the lawsuit on a computer network;
storing user interface data on the computer network;
generating and displaying a user interface based on the stored user interface data, the user interface providing a plurality of links to the litigation information, each of the plurality of links corresponding to one category of a plurality of categories of litigation information, at least one of the categories of litigation information being a subcategory of at least one of the other categories of litigation information;
receiving selection data provided by a user, the selection data identifying a first link in the plurality of links; and
displaying litigation information related to the category corresponding to the first link. - View Dependent Claims (63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69)
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70. A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for performing a method of accessing litigation information for at least one lawsuit, comprising:
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generating a primary display screen including a plurality of user-selectable litigation categories, the plurality of user-selectable litigation categories including at least one user-selectable litigation subcategory that is logically related to at least one of the other litigation categories;
receiving category selection information from a user identifying one of the user-selectable litigation categories; and
generating a secondary display screen including litigation information related to the identified litigation category, the secondary display screen including user-selectable links to electronic copies of litigation documents related to the identified litigation category. - View Dependent Claims (71, 72, 73, 74)
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75. A litigation management system for managing and providing access to litigation information stored on a computer network, the system comprising:
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at least one server computer coupled to the computer network for storing user interface information, the user interface information comprising;
a client login page;
a plurality of litigation case selection pages, each litigation case selection page including at least one hyperlink identifying at least one litigation case associated with a particular client;
a plurality of litigation case home pages, each litigation case home page associated with one of the identified litigation cases, each litigation case home page including a first plurality of hyperlinks, each hyperlink in the first plurality identifying a category of litigation information; and
a plurality of web pages, each web page associated with one of the hyperlinks in the first plurality of hyperlinks of one of the home pages, each web page providing case specific litigation information related to the category identified by the hyperlink associated with the web page; and
a client computer coupled to the computer network for displaying a user interface based on user interface information received from the server computer, the client computer configured to access at least a subset of the plurality of web pages via the user interface. - View Dependent Claims (76, 77, 78, 79)
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80. A method of accessing litigation information associated with at least one litigation case, the method comprising:
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displaying a home page including a first plurality of user-selectable hyperlinks, the hyperlinks in the first plurality identifying a plurality of categories and subcategories of litigation information, each subcategory logically related to at least one of the categories;
selecting a first one of the plurality of hyperlinks; and
displaying a web page associated with the first one of the hyperlinks, the web page providing litigation information related to a category identified by the first one of the hyperlinks.
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81. A user interface for accessing litigation information associated with at least one litigation case, the user interface comprising:
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a home page including a correspondence hyperlink and a pleadings hyperlink;
a correspondence web page associated with the correspondence hyperlink, the correspondence web page including a plurality of correspondence entries, each correspondence entry including identifying information for a correspondence related to the at least one litigation case; and
a pleadings web page associated with the pleadings hyperlink, the pleadings web page including a plurality of pleading entries, each pleading entry including identifying information for a pleading related to the at least one litigation case. - View Dependent Claims (82, 83)
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