Lex Machina Launches Legal Analytics for New Practice Area: Class Action Litigation
MENLO PARK, Calif., Nov. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Lex Machina, a LexisNexis company, announced today that it has officially released its new federal practice area of class action litigation (the "Class Action Module"), which provides Legal Analytics for over 140,000 cases with over $178 billion in approved class action settlement damages. The Class Action Module includes cases in which a plaintiff alleges a claim on behalf of a group or class of individuals pleaded as Rule 23 class actions. It is a crucial area of law in which transparency and comprehension provide a critical edge. The new Class Action Module provides legal practitioners with essential insights on the key parties and outcomes involved in class action litigation, including judges, courts, law firms, attorneys, parties, findings, timing, and damages.
- MENLO PARK, Calif., Nov. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Lex Machina, a LexisNexis company, announced today that it has officially released its new federal practice area of class action litigation (the "Class Action Module"), which provides Legal Analytics for over 140,000 cases with over $178 billion in approved class action settlement damages.
- The new Class Action Module provides legal practitioners with essential insights on the key parties and outcomes involved in class action litigation, including judges, courts, law firms, attorneys, parties, findings, timing, and damages.
- "Class action litigation is a high-profile, high-stakes area of law involving large numbers of parties and the potential for record-breaking damages awards," said Andrew Judson, Lex Machina's Lead Product Manager and class action legal data expert.
- The Class Action Module incorporates an extensive collection of practice area-specific damages including approved class action settlement amounts, attorneys' fees, and class representative awards, and estimated class sizes and non-monetary relief granted for cases with class action settlement awards.