It breaks the information down into essential elements and categorizes and evaluates each segment of the information, thus allowing users to retrieve, reorganize and filter the information as needed as the case progresses to trial or settlement. Facts are the essential facts in the case that can be listed chronologically or in numerous other ways. Objects are all of the potential witnesses, essential documents, physical evidence and other relevant matters related to the case. This grouping of persons and things can be as general or as specific as you want, and it allows the user to link the object to the essential facts. Issues can be separate causes of action, elements of damages, and other details that need to be proved.
Questions are simply that, things in the case for which an answer is needed.
The program allows individual questions to be assigned to associates or staff, with due dates attached, so that the user knows what has been assigned, to whom and when the assignment is due. The question feature is helpful, especially for sole practitioners, because it helps keep track of what needs to be done in the case. When a question is answered, you can then move it to the fact tab in the program. One feature I particularly liked was how the program allows users to evaluate each essential fact, object and issue in the case as to whether it is heavily for us, for us, neutral, against us, heavily against us, or unsure. Additionally, in the Fact portion of a case, the disputed status of each fact can be listed, such as disputed by opposition, disputed by us, undisputed and unsure.