LexisNexis® Federal Litigation
The Litigation page offers the litigator one-stop shopping for his or her general trial practice needs. Conveniently structured to follow the litigation process from discovery through trial, this library provides the comprehensive information litigators require in one handy location.
To see just what is in the Litigation page, follow these simple directions.
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From the Search tab, select the Litigation link located below Area of Law – By Topic
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Click Add Litigation as a tab
The following search examples demonstrate how easy it is to utilize the various sources under the Litigation area of law throughout the various steps of the litigation process.
Review federal cases dealing with carpal tunnel syndrome or repetitive stress injuries from the use of personal computers
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Go to Cases > Federal Cases, Combined
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Enter carpal tunnel or repetitive stress /15 pc or computer or keyboard
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Select the first case & scroll down to LexisNexis Headnote N, HNN
Find federal cases that discuss the same Headnote as HNN
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Click the More Like This Headnote link
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Select Arizona federal cases
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Click the Search button
Find verdicts or settlements dated after 1995 from products liability cases brought by plaintiffs who have suffered quadriplegia injuries in all 50 states
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Go to Litigation > Jury Verdicts > Jury Verdicts & Settlements, Combined
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Enter product /7 liab! & quadripleg! & date aft 1995
Investigate Company facts including corporate hierarchy, officers, directors, d/b/a filings, fictitious names, registered agent, as well as limited & general partnership information.
Retrieve the list of Corporate Affiliates for a company, use the Company segment
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Go to Company & Financial Information (except SEC filings) > Directory of
Corporate Affiliations(TM)
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Enter co (“the limited, inc.”)
Retrieve opinions in other lawsuits against a potential defendant to determine real party in interest or proper party name, use the Name segment
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Go to Federal Court Cases, Combined
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Enter name(xerox)
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Select the first case
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Click the Shepard’s TOA link to review this case’s Table of Authorities
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Determine if a company owns real estate in Ohio, do the following.
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Go to Public Records > Real Property Records Combined > Ohio Deed Transfers…
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Click the New Search link located at the top middle of the screen
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Enter name(xerox)
To find the name & address of the registered agent for a company in the state of Ohio
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Go to Combined Corporate and Limited Partnership Information
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Click New Search
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Enter name(xerox)
To find court rules & court orders which discuss amending pleadings or complaints
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Go to Court Rules > Federal > USCS – Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
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Enter amend! /10 pleading or complaint
To find court rules & court orders which discuss testimony via closed-circuit television
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Click the Edit Search link located just above your results & under the crumb trail
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Enter testif! or testimony /10 television or tv or t.v. or video
To review briefs filed with the U.S. Supreme Court that discuss the defense of compliance with minimum standards in product liability cases
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Go to Cases > Trial Transcripts & Briefs > US Supreme Court Briefs
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Enter compl! /10 minimum /5 standard & product /7 liab!
To review U.S. Supreme Court transcripts which discuss breach of fiduciary duty
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Go to Trial Transcripts & Briefs > United States Supreme Court Transcripts
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Enter breach! /5 fiduciary
To review trial transcripts which discuss injuries related to the use of all-terrain vehicles
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Go to Trial Transcripts & Briefs > Michie TrialSearch
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Enter atv or terrain vehicle /10 injur!
To locate federal agency decisions to which a particular company has been a party
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Go to Administrative Materials & Regulations > Federal > Federal Agency
Decisions, Combined
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Enter name(xerox)
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Select the first case
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Click the Shepard’s signal & review the Shepard’s report
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Create an ECLIPSE™ search when you need to run a search on a regular basis. To keep up on the newest decisions & orders related to Xerox, do the following.
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While looking at your results, click the Save as ECLIPSE™ link located at the top middle of the screen
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Enter a unique name, the desired frequency, & the desired delivery method
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Click the Save button, check your selections, & click the next Save button
To retrieve articles from Mealey’s Litigation Reports that discuss off-label use of pedicle screws
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Go to Legal News > Mealey Publications > Emerging Drugs & Devices:
Mealey’s Litigation Report
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Enter pedicle screw & off-label or unapprov! or investigational
To determine whether the federal courts permit the taking of a deposition by telephone
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Go to Court Rules > Federal > USCS – Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
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Enter depose or desposition /5 telephone or phone
To search for settlements of a particular type of case
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Go to Jury Verdicts & Experts > National Jury Verdicts & Settlements >
Verdicts, Settlements and Tactics
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Enter wrongful death & misdiagnos! or diagnos! & cancer! & settl!
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Click into the first article
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Select a sentence or two of text
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Click the More Like Selected Text link located at the top middle of the screen
To find Federal Rules discussing the types of facts that can be stipulated to before the beginning of trial
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Go to Litigation > Court Rules > Federal > USCS – Federal Rules of Civil
Procedure
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Enter stipulat! /15 pre-trial or pretrial
To review demographics for a particular county prior to jury selection
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Go to Pubic Records > Geodemographic Reference > Federal District Courts
Demographic Table of Contents
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Click the 9 th link
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Select Arizona
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Scroll up to the FOCUS™ toolbar
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Enter Maricopa in the FOCUS search box
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Click the Go button
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To find federal rules which discuss voir dire
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Go to Court Rules > Federal > USCS – Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (or select from your last 20 sources option)
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Enter voir dire
To find federal cases that discuss the issue of whether a death-qualified jury violates a defendant’s 6th amendment rights
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Go to Cases > Federal Court, Evidence & Civil Procedure Cases
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Enter jury or juror /10 death qualif! /15 sixth amendment or impartial!
To find the text of the federal rule that states that the statement of an authorized person is not hearsay
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Go to Court Rules > Federal > USCS – Federal Rules of Evidence
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Enter statement /7 authori! /5 person & hearsay
To find Federal Rules of Evidence addressing the impeachment of witnesses
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Click the Edit Search link located just above your results & under the crumb trail
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Enter impeach! /7 witness
To review Supreme Court briefs discussing the constitutional issues involved in the award of punitive damages for an insurance claim
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Go to Cases > Trial Transcripts & Briefs > US Supreme Court Briefs (or select from your last 20 sources option)
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Enter constitution! or unconstitutional /7 punitive /3 damages /10 insur!
To find the text of the statutes which discuss sentencing in light of prior offences
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Go to Statutes & Legislative Materials > USCS - United States Code Service:
Code, Const, Rules, Conventions & Public Laws
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Click the Plus Sign for Title 18
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Click in the checkbox for SENTENCING GUIDELINES FOR THE UNITED STATES COURTS. 18
USCS APPENDIX
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Enter prior /5 offen! or convict!
Research Tasks pages contain sources organized by Current Awareness & other major categories that are associated with the particular area of law.
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Click the Research Tasks tab & go to the Federal Litigation page
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Click the Draft & File Pretrial Motions link located in the right-hand column
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Select Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim from the Topic field
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Select BFPF Motion to Dismiss from the Article / Form / Checklist field
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Download the form for editing & future use
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