The army of lawyers and editors at Westlaw and Lexis do this now, coding cases with helpful symbols like red flags to warn lawyers that a particular section of a case is no longer valid.
Following the review, coding procedures were changed and implanting EPs now carefully document the indication for the ICD and include all relevant mitigating circumstances.
He says retailers now have much more information because of bar coding and other technologies that allow them to track their goods from suppliers to the checkout line.