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April 2009
ONE GOOD CASE LEADS TO OTHERS
In the old days of Westlaw® case research, you started by creating a Terms and Connectors query. Then you fine-tuned the query until you found every last
relevant case.
Now the process is much shorter, thanks to the West Key Number Digest (also called the Custom Digest).
The West Key Number Digest enables you to instantly retrieve headnotes from cases discussing a particular point of law in the case you are viewing—without having to write a new query. Click the West topic or key number preceding the headnote in which a relevant point of law is summarized. The Custom Digest search page is displayed. Select one or more jurisdictions, specify one or more terms that you want to appear in the headnotes (if desired), and click Search.
You retrieve a list of headnotes classified under the same topic or key number, with links to the cases. The list even features KeyCite® status flags, where applicable.
The West Key Number Digest is based on the West Key Number System®, which indexes every legal issue in American jurisprudence. Every legal issue in a case is identified and summarized in a headnote. Every headnote is classified under one or more topic and key numbers under which similar headnotes are classified. By using the topic and key numbers assigned to a relevant headnote in a good case, you can retrieve all other cases with headnotes similarly classified—from any state or federal jurisdiction.
But don't bother typing those key numbers into a new query. The West Key Number Digest will take care of it for you.
