Alexi Fires Back at Fastcase Lawsuit with Counterclaims Alleging Anticompetitive Conduct Following Clio's $1B Acquisition

"Alexi Technologies has filed its answer and counterclaim against Fastcase, vLex, and Clio, accusing the newly merged legal technology giant of manufacturing breach-of-contract allegations as a pretext to eliminate a competitor in the AI legal research market. In December, , sued Fastcase, now owned by ClioAlexi in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, alleging breach of contract, trademark infringement and trade secret misappropriation, all relating to Alexi's use of data licensed from Fastcase."

"But in a 65-page filing submitted late Friday, the Toronto-based AI legal research company not only denied Fastcase's breach of contract and intellectual property claims, but launched its own offensive with a counterclaim listing six causes of action. These include allegations that Clio's $1 billion acquisition of vLex/Fastcase, which closed Nov. 10, violates federal antitrust law, and that Clio engaged in tortious interference with Alexi's business relationships."

"Fastcase categorically denies Alexi Technologies' baseless allegations. Alexi's claims add noise beyond what is, at its core, a dispute about compliance with a straightforward licensing agreement that explicitly prohibits use of the data for commercial or competitive purposes. Alexi's own public statements indicate the data was used for commercial purposes. This counterclaim shifts attention away from that misuse and challenges Fastcase for enforcing its contractual rights and protecting intellectual property it has built over many years."

Alexi Technologies denied Fastcase's breach-of-contract and intellectual property claims and filed a 65-page answer and six-count counterclaim in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C. The counterclaim alleges that Clio's $1 billion acquisition of vLex/Fastcase violates federal antitrust law and that Clio engaged in tortious interference with Alexi's business relationships. Alexi asserts the companies operated under a data license agreement for nearly four years without incident and accuses the merged legal technology firm of manufacturing allegations to eliminate a competitor in the AI legal research market. Fastcase and Clio deny those claims, asserting the license prohibits commercial use of the data.

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