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LexisNexis Adds Lexis+ Litigation Analytics to the Lexis+ Ecosystem

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Tuesday, January 19, 2021
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Powered by Lex Machina's pioneering technology and CourtLink's unrivaled docket coverage, Lexis+ Litigation Analytics delivers big-picture analytics via a modern user experience to inform and drive confidence in litigation.

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  • Powered by Lex Machina's pioneering technology and CourtLink's unrivaled docket coverage, Lexis+ Litigation Analytics delivers big-picture analytics via a modern user experience to inform and drive confidence in litigation.
  • Lexis+ Litigation Analytics integrates these insights and comparisons throughout the Lexis+ ecosystem and directly into established research workflows.
  • "With Lexis+ Litigation Analytics, LexisNexis has made analytics more accessible to a broader range of practitioners to help them achieve more desirable legal outcomes."
  • LexisNexis looked to the technology of its flagship analytics company, Lex Machina, to power the litigation analytics features in Lexis+ so that the two products naturally complement each other.

Lex Machina Announces New York City Coverage in All Five Counties

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Wednesday, December 16, 2020
Creative works, Lex Machina, Lex, Ex Machina, Future Leaders of the World, Borough, Lex, Literature, Genres

MENLO PARK, Calif., Dec. 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Lex Machina, a LexisNexis company, recently completed coverage of all five New York City counties (encompassing the five boroughs).

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  • MENLO PARK, Calif., Dec. 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Lex Machina, a LexisNexis company, recently completed coverage of all five New York City counties (encompassing the five boroughs).
  • Lex Machina provides valuable data-driven insights about judges, law firms, individual attorneys, and parties in state courts.
  • The New York City modules incorporate notable features such as filters for pre- and post-RJI case status and a class action tag.
  • "Lex Machina's achievement in completing coverage for the five boroughs of New York City is critical for our customers," said Karl Harris, CEO of Lex Machina.

Lex Machina Releases 2020 Torts Litigation Report

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Thursday, November 19, 2020
Tort law, Lex Machina, Tort, Mass tort, Law

MENLO PARK, CA, Nov. 19, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Lex Machina, a LexisNexis company, today releases its first ever Torts Litigation Report looking at trends and insights in federal district court.

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  • MENLO PARK, CA, Nov. 19, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Lex Machina, a LexisNexis company, today releases its first ever Torts Litigation Report looking at trends and insights in federal district court.
  • Lex Machina developed several case tags for its Torts module: Federal Tort Claims Act, Medical Malpractice, Motor Vehicle, and Premises Liability.
  • "We developed case tags in order to be able isolate specific mass torts cases and look at trends within mass torts or excluding mass torts."
  • Lex Machina is hosting a webcast to discuss the report on November 19, 2020 at noon ET/9am PT with report author Anne Wise Kann and Christina L. Capobianco, partner at Goldberg Segalla.

Lex Machina Launches New State Court Module in New York

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Thursday, October 22, 2020
Lex Machina, Ex Machina, Lex, Creative works, Literature, Fiction

New York County was selected for the next module expansion because it is an essential venue for state court litigation.

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  • New York County was selected for the next module expansion because it is an essential venue for state court litigation.
  • Lex Machina plans to release state court modules for all five New York City boroughs in the coming months.
  • The New York County state court module incorporates notable features such as filters for Pre- and Post-RJI cases and a class action tag.
  • "The addition of New York County to Lex Machina's state court roster is an important achievement for our team," said Karl Harris, CEO of Lex Machina.

Lex Machina Announces Updated COVID-19 Tracking Tools

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Wednesday, September 23, 2020
Articles, Lex Machina, Business intelligence, Branches of science, Ex Machina, Analytics

MENLO PARK, Calif., Sept. 23, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Lex Machina, a LexisNexis company, announces updated tracking tools for litigation related to COVID-19, allowing users to gauge and understand the effect of the pandemic.

Key Points: 
  • MENLO PARK, Calif., Sept. 23, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Lex Machina, a LexisNexis company, announces updated tracking tools for litigation related to COVID-19, allowing users to gauge and understand the effect of the pandemic.
  • As activity increases in federal court and more information becomes available, Lex Machina has updated its systems with new tools to track the impacts of COVID-19 on litigation.
  • By tracking these cases throughout the Lex Machina system, users can review analytics specific to these cases.
  • Lex Machina plans to continue to publish updated blog posts explaining the analytics trends with practice-area-specific insights.

Lex Machina Brings Unprecedented Coverage to Legal Analytics

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Thursday, July 30, 2020
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"With the addition of nearly 800,000 cases, Lex Machina is taking a major step forward in our mission to bring Legal Analytics to all areas of the law," said Karl Harris, CEO of Lex Machina.

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  • "With the addition of nearly 800,000 cases, Lex Machina is taking a major step forward in our mission to bring Legal Analytics to all areas of the law," said Karl Harris, CEO of Lex Machina.
  • Lex Machina's systems, including its Attorney Data Engine and Motion Metrics, run over all cases in the Lex Machina platform so users can immediately gain new insights with the expanded coverage.
  • Now celebrating the 10th anniversary of Legal Analytics, the Lex Machina platform fundamentally changes how companies and law firms compete in the business and practice of law.
  • Based in Silicon Valley, Lex Machina is part of LexisNexis, a leading global provider of legal, regulatory, and business information and analytics.

Lex Machina Develops New Torts Module for Legal Analytics

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Thursday, July 9, 2020
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MENLO PARK, Calif., July 9, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Lex Machina, a LexisNexis company, today announced the expansion of its award-winning Legal Analytics platform with its new Torts module covering nearly 200,000 cases pending in federal district court since 2009.

Key Points: 
  • MENLO PARK, Calif., July 9, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Lex Machina, a LexisNexis company, today announced the expansion of its award-winning Legal Analytics platform with its new Torts module covering nearly 200,000 cases pending in federal district court since 2009.
  • For more information about Lex Machina's new Torts Litigation module, please register here for the Legal Analytics for Torts Litigation webcast on July 9 at 10:00 am PDT.
  • Now celebrating the 10th anniversary of Legal Analytics, the Lex Machina platform fundamentally changes how companies and law firms compete in the business and practice of law.
  • Based in Silicon Valley, Lex Machina is part of LexisNexis, a leading global provider of legal, regulatory, and business information and analytics.

Lex Machina Launches the New Public-Facing COVID-19 Impact Analyzer App to Track the Impacts of COVID-19 on Federal Litigation

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Tuesday, June 16, 2020
Lex Machina, Articles, Analytics, Economy

MENLO PARK, Calif., June 16, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Lex Machina, a LexisNexis company, today announced a significant new addition to its product: The COVID-19 Impact Analyzer App (the "COVID App").

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  • MENLO PARK, Calif., June 16, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Lex Machina, a LexisNexis company, today announced a significant new addition to its product: The COVID-19 Impact Analyzer App (the "COVID App").
  • The COVID App provides data and analytics to understand the impact that COVID-19 has had and continues to have on federal district court litigation.
  • By launching the COVID App, Lex Machina allows individuals and organizations to analyze data from new cases filed in the federal district court since February of 2020.
  • To provide the highest quality of Legal Analytics in the market, Lex Machina used a combination of machine learning and attorney review to develop the COVID App.

Fears Nachawati Recognized Among Most Active Product Liability Plaintiff Firms Nationwide

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Monday, June 8, 2020
Lex Machina, Multidistrict litigation, Government, Law, Baron & Budd, P.C.

DALLAS, June 8, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --The trial lawyers of Dallas-based Fears Nachawati Law Firm , known for its long track record of litigation on behalf of consumers, are being recognized by the legal analytics organization Lex Machina as one of the most active product liability plaintiff teams in the country.

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  • DALLAS, June 8, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --The trial lawyers of Dallas-based Fears Nachawati Law Firm , known for its long track record of litigation on behalf of consumers, are being recognized by the legal analytics organization Lex Machina as one of the most active product liability plaintiff teams in the country.
  • Fears Nachawati has played a significant leadership role in litigation on behalf of states, regional governments, public hospitals and other public entities battling the opioid epidemic.
  • The firm's lawyers use their multidistrict litigation expertise to help repair communities devastated by corporate wrongdoing by pharmaceutical companies, distributors and retailers.
  • The attorneys of Fears Nachawati have also given voice to individual plaintiffs when neglectful companies' practices have endangered their lives.

LexisNexis Data Shows Overall District Court Case Filings Decreased Slightly And COVID-19 Social Distancing Has Impacted Courtroom Hearings and Trials

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Wednesday, June 3, 2020
Online law databases, Legal research, Reed Elsevier, Lex Machina, LexisNexis, Outlier, Information science, Library science, Information technology

Based on comparative data from Lex Machina , a division of LexisNexis, overall district court case filings in April 2020 were down slightly (16%*) vs. April 2019, with various practice areas displaying divergent upward or downward trends.

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  • Based on comparative data from Lex Machina , a division of LexisNexis, overall district court case filings in April 2020 were down slightly (16%*) vs. April 2019, with various practice areas displaying divergent upward or downward trends.
  • Social distancing has significantly impacted courtroom operations such as hearings and trials.
  • Case terminations decreased in almost all practice areas in April 2020 vs. April 2019 by an overall margin of 19%.
  • As these outlier cases skewed the overall data analysis, product liability case filings were omitted from the April 2020 findings.