Two Canadian legaltech firms are headed for a legal battle over access to a research database that is part of a $1-billion USD deal.

Fastcase’s lawsuit alleges Alexi breached the terms of a data-licensing agreement established in 2021 by using the database to build a competing legal platform.

Fastcase, a company owned by Burnaby, BC-based legaltech firm Clio, is suing Toronto’s Alexi for allegedly using Fastcase’s data to build a competing legal platform in what they say is a violation of a data-licensing agreement. Clio, one of Canada’s largest legaltech companies, bought Fastcase’s parent company vLex —and access to its proprietary research database—in November for $1 billion USD ($1.4-billion CAD) in cash and stock.

The suit, filed by Fastcase in Washington, DC, on Nov. 26, accuses A

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