Key Advantages of Using CourtLink for Litigation

CourtLink offers up to 20 years of federal civil litigation history, four times more than otherleading docket providers!

Get access to 100 percent of cases filed at the federal civil level. Because less than 3 percent of cases actually make it to trial, CourtLink allows you comprehensive access to the dockets and critical documents that reveal resolution history and strategy.

One place for all your case investigation research needs! CourtLink allows you a number of exclusive search opportunities for uncovering the litigation history and work product of an opposing party, attorney or judge. CourtLink also allows you to obtain documents fi led in prior cases, stay on top of new activity in existing cases and uncover new filings.

CourtLink Strategic Profiles

Uncover the litigation history of an opposing party, attorney or law fi rm and/or the judge assigned to a case to develop compelling case strategies.

Judicial Strategic Profiles: Understand whether the judge assigned to your case has substantial or limited experience in a particular area of law, and learn how the judge handled similar cases.Uncover the experience of your opposing counsel before the judge in particular matters.

Attorney Strategic Profiles: Gain insight into an opposing counsel’s practice area experience and number of published decisions, learn whether the attorney has argued similar cases before a specifi c judge and see prior strategies employed,including case resolution.

Litigant Strategic Profiles: Research the litigation history of your client or the opposing litigant to uncover participation in prior similar cases and discern patterns of case resolution.

CourtLink Document Retrieval Service

Order documents from any federal or state court nationwide from the CourtLink Document Retrieval Service, offering: 

• Knowledgeable customer support
• Email order confi rmation
• Ability to check status and place document retrieval orders online at courtlink.lexisnexis.com or by calling 866.540.8818 One monthly invoice for all your orders

CourtLink Track

CourtLink Track provides automatic email notification of new activity in existing cases of interest to you so that you can stay on top of new activity in your firm’s own cases and keep abreast of events in other cases that may impact your practice areas or your clients. With our new highlighting enhancements, not available from other services, you can quickly and easily view changes to your tracked dockets. CourtLink Track also allows you the flexibility to control the frequency of updates. Set your Track to notify you of new activity on a daily, weekly or monthly basis, or on a recurring specific day.

CourtLink Search

CourtLink offers superior search capabilities to find relevant past and present litigation activity, including:

Search: Search by various criteria including litigant name, attorney or law fi rm, nature of suit,keyword, etc., to locate dockets and documents of interest. Combine federal and state courts for a more comprehensive search.

Patent Search: Search on a patent number to get a list of cases involving that patent number.Search is based on the actual complaints filed in the cases.

Now Available: Search for cases involving a specifi ed patent class or subclass.

Document Finder: CourtLink exclusive! Search for the documents listed within the dockets that meet certain criteria for federal courts. Document Finder allows users to pinpoint the relevant work product of opposing counsel, as well as key ruling information on the presiding judge.

• Search by document type (motion, order,reply, complaint, answer, etc.), and by specific nature of suit and court.
• Then, combine with an attorney name and/or judge to locate the existing documents that interest you.