8/1/2007  

LITIGATION MANAGEMENT, INC. (LMI) EXPANDS WITH GROUNDBREAKING PRODUCT LAUNCH

New partner company, SmartCase, Inc., leverages LMI’s 25 years of experience in managing medical information in litigation to address needs of users with innovative Web-based application

CLEVELAND (August 1, 2007) – Leveraging 25 years of expertise in medical information management in litigation, Cleveland’s Litigation Management, Inc. (LMI) unveils partner company, SmartCase, Inc. Headquartered in Highland Hills, SmartCase, Inc. offers an innovative Web-based technology specifically designed for small-to-mid sized law firms, corporate legal departments, paralegals and legal nurse consultants—outside of the existing defense counsel client network of LMI. This software-as-a-service (SaaS) offering is the first of its kind in the industry.

Since 1984, LMI has acquired, reviewed, analyzed and summarized millions of pages of medical records and provided defense counsel around the country with summaries and analyses that have contributed to the successful resolution of cases.

With the introduction of SmartCase, Inc. and the company’s sophisticated technology – a Web-based platform that allows users to do everything from input and store images of medical records, sort and organize by subject, case or client to share data with team members and create a final medical analysis work product pre-trial – LMI is positioned for growth.

“SmartCase enables us to provide effective medical information management to users who up until now could not justify the investment in the additional systems and personnel to manage a varying workload,” says Elizabeth Juliano, founder and president of LMI, and CEO of SmartCase, Inc. LMI, recognized as the industry leader in medical information management when it comes to large-scale litigations, has handled more than 100,000 cases—including some of the country’s most publicized involving pharmaceuticals, toxic tort, personal injury and premises liability actions.

With the introduction of the SmartCase application, LMI is enabling users to create, store and deliver medical summary work products. “We’ve packaged all of our expertise into this application so that all parties involved in medical-based litigation can benefit,” says Juliano.

LMI’s existing Web-based technology, called lm[i]sight™, is designed to meet the needs of defense teams for major corporations and managed internally by LMI’s experienced team—who have extensive medical and/or legal backgrounds. “We pursue the medical records and then scan them into the system,” says Juliano, “and then provide the client with the exact work product they need.”

SmartCase.com provides a similar platform and work product to lm[i]sight, but on a more manageable scale for day-to-day use. “It’s designed to be used and managed by the individual subscriber, not by our team internally,” says SmartCase, Inc. President Carey Marousek, hence the friendlier user interface. “SmartCase is really a pared down version of the LMI technology,” she finishes.

The ideal subscriber, according to Marousek, are those specializing in medical malpractice or personal injury cases. “SmartCase is extremely functional and also offers the flexibility of subscription-based pricing,” she says.

Introduced in early 2007 at LegalTech in New York City, SmartCase is already generating buzz. “Initial feedback is extremely positive,” says Marousek, whose team is in the process of marketing the new application to small-to-mid sized law firms, paralegals and legal nurse consultants. “It’s secure, flexible, portable and accessible 24/7,” she says.

The SmartCase application can be accessed at any time, from any computer with an Internet connection. Users simply log onto www.SmartCase.com to access their cases, and rest assured says Marousek, “that all of their information is fully secure.”

To meet the needs of a law firm with multiple users and a single user such as the independent legal nurse consultant, SmartCase is available in two options: SmartCasepro and SmartCaseone. “SmartCase promises to become an essential tool for attorneys, paralegals and legal nurse consultants handling claims or litigation involving illness or injury,” concludes Marousek.

SmartCase, Inc. is also headquartered in the Cleveland area, having taken new space at 22901 Millcreek Blvd in Highland Hills.

Litigation Management, Inc.
Since 1984, Litigation Management, Inc. (LMI) has helped defendant corporations and counsel receive favorable results through effective medical information management. Supported by advanced technologies, LMI’s staff of legal and medical specialists work to distill medical record data using a direct, centralized approach, decipher the records and deliver comprehensive analyses for the defense of claims, individual lawsuits, mass torts or class actions where health, illness or injury is an issue.

SmartCase, Inc.
A partner company of Litigation Management, Inc. (LMI), SmartCase, Inc. offers attorneys, paralegals and legal nurse consultants an innovative Web-based platform for managing medical information. The first of its kind, SmartCase allows users to input and store medical records; sort and organize by subject, case or client; share data with team members and create a final work product pre-trial – all at a readily available and fully secure Internet site. SmartCase, Inc. is based in Cleveland, Ohio. For more information, visit www.SmartCase.com.

7/9/2007  

5/29/2007  

Cleveland, OH (May, 2007) - Elizabeth B. Juliano, Founder and President of Litigation Management, Inc. has been named as a Northeast Ohio finalist for Ernst & Young LLP's Entrepreneur of the Year 2007. The Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year (EOY) award honors entrepreneurs whose ingenuity, hard work and perseverance have created and sustained successful, growing business ventures. Founded in a small-midwestern US city in 1986, the program has grown to become the only worldwide award event of its kind.

The criteria for this award are:

·Entrepreneurial Spirit: Commitment, vision, calculated risk-taking, capacity for personal growth. Demonstrates perseverance in the face of adversity and to overcoming obstacles. Has tasted significant disappointments and learned from experiences. While he/she relies on trusted individuals and the team, also shows capacity to be an independent thinker and to take risks in the face of uncertainty.

·Financial Performance: Return on equities, revenues, profitability, and growth rate indicating long-term sustainability. This is reflected in the strength of the organization’s financial performance today; the track record in raising finance; the quality of past investments; and the provision in place for long term sustainability.

·Strategic Direction: Creates and turns business visions into business realities. Builds and rebuilds the teams’ commitment to the common goals. Demonstrates entrepreneurial maturity by building strategic alliances and surrounding him/herself with talented people—individuals, teams, the Board, and a range of advisers/allies to ensure success for all.

·Community/Global Impact: Making an impact in terms of job creation and improved living economics in their own community and globally if business has expanded successfully overseas.

·Innovation: Pioneers a new approach or technology. Recognizes business imperative of anticipating and embracing changes occurring in the competitive environment through continuous improvement and innovation in all aspects of the business. Creates a culture of innovation.

·Personal Integrity/Influence: Living their values has earned him/her great respect from staff, competitors, advisers, family and wider community. Coupled with the ability to communicate ideas, this creates the potential to influence others.

11/21/2006  

Mayfield Heights, Ohio (November 21, 2006) - Litigation Management, Inc. (LMI) Founder and President Elizabeth B. Juliano has been named by Northern Ohio Live as a member of the magazine's 2006 class of Rainmakers.

The annual Rainmaker award honors influential businesswomen and leaders with a strong work ethic, a commitment to excellence and a dedication to their organizations. These women strive for balance between their careers and their personal lives, and are role models, mentors and magnets for people attracted to excellence. Ms. Juliano is one of 12 women selected to receive this year's award.

At the breakfast ceremony honoring the 2006 Rainmakers on November 9, 2006, Ms. Juliano accepted the award with the following remarks: "In my organization we talk often about maintaining quality and elevating our client service. We are inspired to do a better and better job by the relationships we enjoy with each other, the people who help us run the company, and especially our clients, some of whom are here today. I am at this podium only as a representative of the confluence of many years of effort, energy, kindness and brilliance provided by the people who have worked for, supported, and entrusted their litigation support needs to my company. This honor truly belongs to all of you."

Litigation Management, Inc., founded in 1984, provides medical information management services to corporations, insurers, and law firms defending individual lawsuits or mass torts where health, illness or injury is an issue.

11/20/2006  

Mayfield Heights, Ohio (January 1, 2007) – Medical information management as you’ve known it is a thing of the past. Law firms and legal nurse consultants can now access all of their case-specific data from any computer, at any time. Litigation Management, Inc. (LMI) is introducing a Web-based innovation called SmartCase at LegalTech®, January 29-31, 2007, Booth No. 3416. The first of its kind, SmartCase allows users to input and store medical records; sort and organize by subject, case or client; share data with team members and create a final work product pre-trial – all at a readily available and fully secure Internet site.

Incorporating 25 years of experience in managing medical information in litigation, SmartCase is an on-line application that subscribers access through a secure Web site, www.smartcase.com, for a low monthly rate.

"Using SmartCase, attorneys, paralegals, and legal nurse consultants have their own personal tool to manage, access and manipulate case-specific information for claims and litigation," says Elizabeth B. Juliano, founder and president of LMI. A pioneer in the field, Juliano has lectured on the impact of medicine in litigation and authored numerous articles on the application of medical information management principles.

"Many attorneys cannot justify a major investment in information management systems and personnel to manage their fluctuating case load, so we’re doing it for them," says Juliano. "We’ve taken our expertise and know-how in managing and analyzing medical records, and packaged it into an easy-to-use on-line tool."

The SmartCase application is available in two options: SmartCasepro and SmartCaseone.

SmartCasepro
Designed for law firms with multiple users, SmartCasepro features a generous amount of dedicated secure server space to store records, and a dedicated technical representative for training and telephone support.

SmartCaseone
Ideal for the independent attorney or legal nurse consultant, SmartCaseone is tailored exclusively for the individual user whose storage and usage requirements are more modest. It also features membership in a user group network that provides everything from useful tips to continuing education and referrals.

Both applications allow subscribers to monitor multiple cases in a single view, and quickly retrieve other active cases. Subscribers can also scan documents into the system, or submit them to SmartCase for scanning and posting to the appropriate case. Tools to embed hyperlinks of imaged documents within the body of a medical summary document are also available, giving subscribers the ability to produce professional and powerful work products.

"SmartCase is extremely functional," says Carey J. Marousek, president of SmartCase, Inc., a partner company of LMI. "It enables users to handle more cases, and cases with demanding information requirements without the need for the increased overhead of equipment or IT professionals. And, since SmartCase is Web-based," says Marousek, "there is no need to install software or perform any updates. All of the data is stored securely and each subscriber can access their information from anywhere with an Internet connection."

"SmartCase promises to become an essential tool for every attorney handling claims or litigation involving illness or injury," concludes Marousek.

Litigation Management, Inc.
Since 1984, Litigation Management, Inc. (LMI) has helped defendants and counsel receive favorable results through effective medical information management. Supported by advanced technologies, LMI’s staff of legal and medical specialists work to distill medical record data using a direct, centralized approach, decipher the records and deliver comprehensive analyses for the defense of claims, individual lawsuits, mass torts or class actions where health, illness or injury is an issue.
For more information, visit www.medicineforthedefense.com.

SmartCase, Inc.
A partner company of Litigation Management, Inc. (LMI), SmartCase, Inc. is based in Cleveland, Ohio.
For more information, visit www.smartcase.com.

6/5/2003  LITIGATION MANAGEMENT, INC. CERTIFIED AS WOMAN-OWNED BUSINESS - Litigation Management, Inc. of Mayfield Heights, Ohio, provides corporations, insurers and defense counsel with analyses of medical information for individual claims, mass torts and class action suits. They have been certified as a business owned and controlled by a woman by the National Women Business Owners Corporation (NWBOC). The goal of the certification program is to streamline the certification process and increase the ability of women business owners to compete for contracts at a national level.

"Certification provides a marketing opportunity for women business enterprises to participate in outreach programs," says Elizabeth B. Juliano, President.

"As a sister organization to the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) and the Center of Women's Business Research (CWBR), NWBOC seeks to increase the ability of women business owners to compete for corporate and government contacts, " says Janet Harris-Lange, president of NWBOC.

NWBOC, a national 501(c)3 not-for-profit corporation, was created in response to needs identified by the Procurement Special Interest Group of NAWBO. The study revealed that the public and private sector had not received nor recognized the benefits of contracting with women suppliers. NWBOC seeks to provide more corporations with the opportunity to better their procurement practices and to women suppliers the opportunity to compete.

Litigation Management, Inc. has 19 years of experience in medical information management for the defense of claims and litigation. You may contact Litigation Management, Inc. at 300 Allen-Bradley Drive, Suite 200, Mayfield Heights, OH 44124. Telephone: 440-484-2000; Fax 440-484-2020 or via the 'Contact' tab on the web at www.medicineforthedefense.com.