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ROSS Makes Next Move In Court, Pushing Forward In Fight Against Thomson Reuters Lawsuit

ROSS Makes Next Move In Court, Pushing Forward In Fight Against Thomson Reuters Lawsuit

By Bob Ambrogi
on December 14, 2020

In what could be a strategic move to ensure its day in court, ROSS Intelligence made good this morning on its vow to continue fighting Thomson Reuters’ lawsuit against it, partially answering TR’s allegations and filing its own counterclaim against TR.

The filings follow news, first reported here Friday, that ROSS…

Legal Research Company ROSS to Shut Down Under Pressure of Thomson Reuters’ Lawsuit

Legal Research Company ROSS to Shut Down Under Pressure of Thomson Reuters’ Lawsuit

By Bob Ambrogi
on December 11, 2020

ROSS Intelligence, a company that sought to innovate legal research through the use of artificial intelligence, and that helped to raise awareness of AI throughout the legal industry, is shutting down its operations, as a lawsuit against it by Thomson Reuters has crippled its ability to raise new financing or explore potential…

Judge Questions Thomson Reuters’ Lawsuit Against ROSS Intelligence

Judge Questions Thomson Reuters’ Lawsuit Against ROSS Intelligence

By Bob Ambrogi
on November 4, 2020

During a hearing last Friday in the copyright lawsuit filed by legal research giant Thomson Reuters against legal research startup ROSS Intelligence, the judge presiding over the case questioned whether TR’s allegations in its complaint were complete speculation.

“Why shouldn’t I understand what you are telling me to be, hey, we’re just completely…

In Latest Court Filing, ROSS Fires Back at Thomson Reuters’ Claims of Copyright Infringement

In Latest Court Filing, ROSS Fires Back at Thomson Reuters’ Claims of Copyright Infringement

By Bob Ambrogi
on August 20, 2020

In a brief filed today in federal court in Delaware, legal research startup ROSS Intelligence fired back at Thomson Reuters’ claims that it stole copyrighted content from Westlaw in order to jumpstart development of its own product.

By way of recap, TR sued ROSS on May 6, alleging that it surreptitiously stole…

Thomson Reuters Responds to ROSS’s Motion to Dismiss, Calling It ‘Scattershot’

Thomson Reuters Responds to ROSS’s Motion to Dismiss, Calling It ‘Scattershot’

By Bob Ambrogi
on August 10, 2020

More shots were fired today in the litigation battle over whether legal research startup ROSS Intelligence stole copyrighted content from Thomson Reuters’ Westlaw in order to jumpstart development of its own product.

Thomson Reuters filed a brief in response to ROSS’s motion to dismiss its lawsuit, asserting that under the “notice pleading” standard of…

Thomson Reuters Responds to ROSS, Saying Its Motion Never Denied it Stole Content

By Bob Ambrogi
on July 13, 2020

Earlier today, I reported on the motion to dismiss filed by ROSS Intelligence in a lawsuit filed against it by Thomson Reuters. Now, a TR spokesperson has issued a statement in response to the motion.

Here is the statement:

“Nowhere does ROSS deny that it surreptitiously stole content from Westlaw. It did…

ROSS Asks Court to Dismiss Thomson Reuters’ Lawsuit, Decrying It As A Monopolistic Tactic

ROSS Asks Court to Dismiss Thomson Reuters’ Lawsuit, Decrying It As A Monopolistic Tactic

By Bob Ambrogi
on July 13, 2020

After legal research goliath Thomson Reuters sued legal research startup ROSS Intelligence on May 6, alleging that it stole content from Westlaw, ROSS responded with a vow to fight the lawsuit, denying it did anything wrong and portraying the lawsuit as an anticompetitive tactic by TR to squelch an up-and-coming competitor.

UPDATE:

ROSS Comes Out Swinging, Vows To Fight Thomson Reuters’ Lawsuit Alleging Data Theft

ROSS Comes Out Swinging, Vows To Fight Thomson Reuters’ Lawsuit Alleging Data Theft

By Bob Ambrogi
on May 7, 2020

The legal research startup ROSS Intelligence came out fighting this morning in response to a lawsuit filed against it yesterday by Thomson Reuters alleging ROSS surreptitiously stole content from Westlaw to build its own competing legal research product.

ROSS says it had no need or desire to obtain Westlaw’s copyrighted material —…

Thomson Reuters Sues ROSS Intelligence Claiming Theft Of Proprietary Data

Thomson Reuters Sues ROSS Intelligence Claiming Theft Of Proprietary Data

By Bob Ambrogi
on May 6, 2020

[Update: ROSS Comes Out Swinging, Vows To Fight Thomson Reuters’ Lawsuit Alleging Data Theft]

In what could be a Goliath v. David legal battle, legal research giant Thomson Reuters has filed a lawsuit against legal research startup ROSS Intelligence alleging that it surreptitiously stole content from Westlaw to build its own competing legal research…

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