| Advanced Legal Research | Robert Harrison, Blair Kauffman, Lisa Spar |
| Spring 1998 |
COURT RULES, MODEL ACTS, JURY VERDICTS, BUSINESS
I. Standard Search Strategies
A. Lexis
B. Westlaw
II. Relevant Databases/Libraries;Files
A. Lexis
genfed;usrule - Federal Rules combined
genfed;frcp - Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
conn;ctrule - Connecticut State and Local Federal Court Rules
docket;ctcivl - filings from the Connecticut Superior Court
docket;usctd - filings from the U.S. Disctrict Court, District of Connecticut
genfed;briefs - U.S. Supreme Court briefs
genfed;ustran - transcripts of U.S. Supreme Court oral arguments
2ndary - Secondary Library (for Uniform Acts)
verdct;allver - combined files of verdict library
verdct;atla -Association of Trial Lawyers America, Jury Verdicts & Settlements Reporter
verdct;jvr - Jury Verdict Research Inc.
verdct;majury - MA,CT,RI Jury Verdict Reporter
verdct;ctjury - MA,CT,RI Jury Verdict Reporter - Connecticut jury verdicts
naars;ar - Financial statements
compny;compny - extensive information on individual companies
incorp;ctinc - incorporation information (Connecticut)
assets;ctown - land transfer and tax assessor property records (for Connecticut)
B. Westlaw
us-rules- Federal Rules
usorders - Federal Orders
rules-all -Local Federal Court Rules - all states
ctrules - Connecticut State and Local Federal Court Rules
fed-ji - Federal Jury Practice and Instructions
sct-brief - U.S. Supreme Court briefs
sct-oralarg - transcripts of U.S. Supreme Court oral arguments
ula - Uniform Laws Annotated
atla-jv - ATLA Record - jury verdicts and settlements nationwide
ca-jv - California Jury Verdicts and Judgments
lrp-jv - Jury Verdict and Settlement Summaries
vst - Verdicts, Settlements and Tactics
C. Web
Forms
III. Specific search strategies
A. Lexis
|
Library;File verdct;ctjury - use result field to search by amt of award conn;ctrule - use section field to search rule title
naars;ar - use name field for specific company
compny;compny - use name field for specific company
incorp;ctinc - use name field for specific company
ny;nyucc - use name or debtors field
assets;ctown |
Segment result(> $1000000) section(sanction!) name(duracell) name(duracell) name(duracell) debtors(yale university) name(lendl) |
B. Westlaw
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Database Field atla-jv - use ra field to search by amount of award
fed-ji - use cite field for table of contents
us-rules- use cite field to search specific rules
ula - - use cite field to search specific act |
- see scope for format ra(val8) ci(contents) ci("s ct rule") ci("model penal code") |
IV. Sample Searches
A. Lexis
verdct;majury - result(> $1000000)
genfed;frcp - unanno(attorney /s sanction!)
conn;ctrule - section(sanction!)
naars;ar - name(duracell)
compny;compny - name(duracell)
assets;ctown - name(lendl)
assets;caown - owner(goldie and hawn)
incorp;ctinc - name(duracell)
ny;nyucc - debtors(yale university)
B. Westlaw
atla-jv - ra(val8)
fed-ji - ci(contents)
"peremptory challenge"
ula - ci("health care dec") and "living will"
us-rules- ci("s ct rule") and review
ctrules - attorney /p sanctions
