DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-60,264

IBASE
A DIVISION OF SPI LITIGATION DIRECT

HEADQUARTERED IN AUSTIN, TEXAS
AND
OPERATING IN THE FOLLOWING STATES:

TA-W-60,264A ALABAMA TA-W-60,264B ARIZONA
TA-W-60,264C COLORADO TA-W-60,264D FLORIDA
TA-W-60,264E IDAHO TA-W-60,264F INDIANA
TA-W-60,264G KENTUCKY TA-W-60,264H MASSACHUSETTS
TA-W-60,264I MARYLAND TA-W-60,264J MICHIGAN
TA-W-60,264K MISSOURI TA-W-60,264L NORTH CAROLINA
TA-W-60,264M NEW YORK TA-W-60,264N OHIO
TA-W-60,264O OREGON TA-W-60,264P PENNSYLVANIA
TA-W-60,264Q TEXAS TA-W-60,264R UTAH
TA-W-60,264S VIRGINIA TA-W-60,264T ILLINOIS

Negative Determination Regarding Eligibility
To Apply For Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, as
amended (19 USC 2273), the Department of Labor herein presents
the results of an investigation regarding certification of
eligibility to apply for worker adjustment assistance.
The investigation was initiated on October 19, 2006, in
response to a petition filed on behalf of workers of Ibase,
Inc., a division of SPI Litigation Direct, LLC, Austin, Texas
and operating at various locations in the above cited states.
Workers performed domestic coding services. The workers were
engaged in analyzing litigation documents to capture key
information that pertained to a given legal matter.
The investigation revealed that Ibase, Inc., a division of
SPI Litigation Direct, LLC, Austin, Texas does not produce an
article within the meaning of Section 222(a)(2)(A)(I.A.) and
(a)(2)(B)(II.A.) of the Act. In order to be considered eligible
to apply for adjustment assistance under Section 223 of the
Trade Act of 1974, the worker group seeking certification (or on
whose behalf certification is being sought) must work for a
"firm" or appropriate subdivision that produces an article and
there must be a relationship between the workers' work and the
article produced by the workers' firm or appropriate
subdivision. The domestic coders do not support a firm or
appropriate subdivision that produces an article domestically
and thus the worker group can not be considered import impacted
or affected by a shift in production of an article.
In addition, in accordance with Section 246 the Trade Act
of 1974 (26 USC 2813), as amended, the Department of Labor
herein presents the results of its investigation regarding
certification of eligibility to apply for alternative trade
adjustment assistance (ATAA) for older workers.
In order for the Department to issue a certification of
eligibility to apply for ATAA, the worker group must be
certified eligible to apply for trade adjustment assistance
(TAA). Since the workers are denied eligibility to apply for
TAA, the workers cannot be certified eligible for ATAA.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that all workers of Ibase, Inc., a
division of SPI Litigation Direct, LLC, Austin, Texas and
operating at various locations in the states cited above are
denied eligibility to apply for adjustment assistance under
Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, and are also denied
eligibility to apply for alternative trade adjustment assistance
under Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974.
Signed in Washington, D.C., this 31st day of October, 2006



/s/Richard Church
______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance