LITIGATION HISTORY REPORTS
Quickly understand the litigation experience of judges and attorneys.
Eliminate the guesswork and increase your command of the case.
Litigators need a solid understanding of a judge's or attorney's experience to sharpen strategy and gain a competitive edge. Rely on Litigation History Reports for authoritative analysis that gives the advantage and builds trust and credibility with clients. Quickly review court documents from previous cases and pinpoint the documents most crucial to your case.
With Litigation History reports, you can:
- Examine a judge's or attorney's experience by practice area, client, or other criteria
- Draw from all of our caselaw, federal dockets since 1990, and local dockets from 28 states
- Customize reports by adjusting the date range or displaying only the most relevant litigation events
- Link directly to related opinions, dockets, and court documents
- Know instantly if a decision in a case is still good law with KeyCite flags
Reports provide insightful and authoritative analysis in a flexible format.
Litigation History Reports are used by
- Trial attorneys to
- Identify the strengths and weaknesses of opponents with in-depth investigation of opposing counsel's trial experience in various cases
- Evaluate the types of cases a judge has heard plus the position taken on procedural, evidentiary, and substantive law questions
- Shape discovery strategy and tactics based on opposing counsel's litigation experience and the judge's past rulings on discovery issues
- Corporate counsel to collect data on attorneys and judges and to locate qualified local counsel to handle out-of-state legal matters
- Law students to research employment opportunities and prepare for interviews
Take a Closer Look
See a sample report (PDF) »Reports are presented in a table format consisting of topical sections with year-by-year breakdowns of data in key categories.
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