Inslaw Inc

Events (64)

• November 2, 1981: Justice Department Requests Proposals for Installation of PROMIS Software 1981-11-02
• April 2, 1982: INSLAW Tells Justice Department It Intends to Market Enhanced PROMIS Commercially 1982-04-02
• April 19, 1982: Justice Department Official Criticizes Inslaw in Meeting 1982-04-19
• Before May 17, 1982: Inslaw Makes Government-Funded Enhancement to PROMIS Software 1982-05-17
• May 26, 1982: Inslaw Again Tells Justice Department It Intends to Market PROMIS 1982-05-26
• July 1, 1982: Inslaw Memo Sets Out Justice Department Manager’s Attitude to Company 1982-07-01
• July 17, 1982: Inslaw Employee Says Company Has Made $1 Million in Private Enhancements to PROMIS over Last Year 1982-07-17
• August 11, 1982: Justice Department Admits Inslaw Owns Privately-Funded PROMIS Enhancements 1982-08-11
• November 10, 1982: Justice Department Says Inslaw in Default of PROMIS Contract 1982-11-10
• November 19, 1982: Justice Department Requests Copy of PROMIS Software 1982-11-19
• December 6, 1982: Justice Department Demands Inslaw Hand over PROMIS Software, Inslaw Asks for Contract Modification 1982-12-06
• December 9, 1982: Justice Department Official Mentions Possibility of Inslaw Bankruptcy, Says Department Should Get Copy of PROMIS 1982-12-09
• March 18, 1983: Justice Department Again Demands Enhanced PROMIS Software, Says It Will Think about Acknowledging Inslaw’s Rights to Enhancements 1983-03-18
• April 11, 1983: Inslaw and Justice Department Sign Modification to PROMIS Contract 1983-04-11
• July 21, 1983: Justice Department Says Dissemination of PROMIS Software Still Limited under Agreement with Inslaw 1983-07-21
• Between August 29, 1983 and February 18, 1985: Inslaw Implements PROMIS in 20 US Attorneys Offices 1983-08-29
• March 13, 1985: Inslaw Representatives Meet with Deputy Attorney General, Ask for Investigation of PROMIS Affair 1985-03-13
• After March 13, 1985: Justice Department Starts Internal Review of Inslaw Affair, Content of Review Disputed 1985-03-13
• April 30, 1985: Justice Department Analysis Says Inslaw Has Made No Proprietary Enhancements to PROMIS Software 1985-04-30
• Between June 24, 1985 and September 2, 1987: Justice Department Installs Enhanced PROMIS at Attorneys’ Offices despite Inslaw Protests 1985-06-24
• September 9, 1985: Inslaw Complains about Additional PROMIS Installations 1985-09-09
• November 15, 1985: Justice Department Makes Counterproposal for Settlement of PROMIS Dispute 1985-11-15
• February 21, 1986: Justice Department Says Inslaw Has Not Made Proprietary Enhancements to PROMIS 1986-02-21
• March 14, 1986: Inslaw Warns Justice Department against Use of Enhanced PROMIS Software 1986-03-14
• June 9, 1986: Inslaw Files Action against Justice Department in Bankruptcy Court 1986-06-09
• June 16, 1986: Senator Asks Justice Department Oversight Unit about Inslaw Allegations 1986-06-16
• June 23, 1986: Inslaw Files First Claim with Board of Appeals over PROMIS Dispute 1986-06-23
• After July 9, 1986: Deputy Attorney General Told Justice Department Has Waived Rights to Enhanced PROMIS Software 1986-07-09
• June 19, 1987: Former Deputy Attorney General Claims Attorney General Informed of Inslaw Affair 1987-06-19
• September 28, 1987: Bankruptcy Judge Rules Justice Department Obtained Enhanced PROMIS by ‘Trickery, Fraud, and Deceit’ 1987-09-28
• October 14, 1987: Justice Department Oversight Unit Again Begins to Investigate Inslaw Allegations 1987-10-14
• February 2, 1988: Bankruptcy Court Awards Inslaw $8 Million in PROMIS Dispute 1988-02-02
• Between February 2, 1988 and November 22, 1989: Justice Department Appeals Adverse Bankruptcy Court Ruling in Inslaw Case 1988-02-02
• February 29, 1988: Justice Department Oversight Unit Concludes No Need for Preliminary Investigation in Inslaw Matter 1988-02-29
• March 31, 1989: Justice Department Oversight Unit Finds No Bias in Inslaw Affair 1989-03-31
• May 11, 1989: Inslaw Complains about Internal Justice Department Probe of PROMIS Dispute, Requests Appointment of Independent Counsel 1989-05-11
• August 10, 1989: Inslaw Again Complains about Justice Department’s Internal PROMIS Investigation 1989-08-10
• November 22, 1989: District Court Upholds Bankruptcy Court Ruling in Favor of Inslaw 1989-11-22
• June 28, 1990: Justice Department Asks Court to Consider Inslaw Dispute for Mediation Program 1990-06-28
• July 12, 1990: Former Attorney General Denies Discussing Case Tracking with Subordinates 1990-07-12
• October 1, 1990: Mediation Attempt in PROMIS Dispute Sabotaged by Leak to Washington Post 1990-10-01
• October 12, 1990: Justice Department Again Appeals Adverse Ruling in PROMIS Case 1990-10-12
• May 7, 1991: Appeals Court Overturns Rulings in Favor of Inslaw, Finds for Justice Department 1991-05-07
• October 9, 1991: Inslaw Files Application for Hearing by Supreme Court in PROMIS Case 1991-10-09
• November 13, 1991: Judge Says Findings of Fact in PROMIS Case Have Left ‘Cloud’ over Justice Department 1991-11-13
• January 13, 1992: Supreme Court Denies Inslaw Leave to Appeal 1992-01-13
• January 14, 1992: Inslaw Lawyer Argues for Renewed Investigation of Reporter’s Death 1992-01-14
• September 27, 1994: Justice Department Issues Report Saying ‘No Credible Basis’ for Inslaw Claims 1994-09-27
• July 31, 1997: Court of Federal Claims Finds Inslaw Allegations Have ‘No Merit’ 1997-07-31
• February 1985: Inslaw Declares Bankruptcy