Exhibit 10.24 [THOMPSON & KNIGHT LETTERHEAD] July 6, 1999 VIA FACSIMILE AT 203-358-5825 Mr. Harry Baisden Simba Information Inc. 11 River Bend Drive South Stamford, CT 06907-0234 Re: Loislaw.com, Inc. Dear Mr. Baisden: As legal counsel to Loislaw.com, Inc., formerly known as Law Office Information Systems, Inc. (the "Company"), I am writing to request, on behalf of the Company, your permission to reference Simba Information, Inc. as the source of the following information in the Company's Form S-1 Registration Statement: According to a report by Simba Information Inc. entitled Web/Online Services 1998-2002: Market Analysis & Forecast, the market for web-based and other on-line legal, tax and public record information was $1.7 billion in 1998 and is projected to grow to $2.7 billion in 2002. Please sign below to evidence your consent to the Company's use of this statement and return it in the undersigned. Please do not hesitate to call me at 214-969-1326 if you have any questions regarding this request. Respectfully, /s/ Kirsten E. Richesson Kirsten E. Richesson CONSENT AND AGREED: This 6 day of July, 1999. SIMBA INFORMATION, INC. By: /s/ Harry Baisden ----------------- Name: Harry Baisden Title: Editorial Director