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 use a filtering tool to 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 West case law, 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 without searching in multiple sources
- 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.
Product Support
Get a user guide »This quick reference explains how to use the Litigation History Reports feature on Westlaw.