Lex Machina Releases its First Torts Report
Lex Machina is excited to announce the release of its first Torts Litigation Report. An overview of trends and insights in federal district court, the report includes data from 2010 through September 30, 2020. This report features statistics broken down into categories based on Lex Machina’s case-type tagging system. […]
Lex Machina Announces New Data Breach Expansion to the Consumer Protection Module
The Lex Machina team is excited to announce the release of its Data Breach tag and enhanced analytics as part of its Consumer Protection module. Including nearly 3,000 cases, this important data set includes cases alleging harm resulting from the inadvertent or unauthorized disclosure of consumer data collected by the defendant. […]
Lex Machina Releases 2020 Special Report: Impacts of COVID-19 on Employment Litigation
Lex Machina is proud to release its Special Report on the Impacts of COVID-19 on Employment Litigation in Federal Court. This Special Report examines the impact of COVID-19 on Employment litigation in federal district court. Part of this examination included surveying how court activity has changed in 2020 versus previous years. […]
Karl Harris Interviewed by Forbes Magazine on the Launch of New York County Supreme Court and the Future of Legal Analytics
A recent article in Forbes Magazine highlights Lex Machina’s recent release of the New York County Supreme Court module, and discusses the growing importance of legal analytics in the legal profession. Forbes interviewed Karl Harris, CEO of Lex Machina, […]
The Ongoing Impact of the Pandemic on Case Filings in State Courts: June-September 2020
Not long after the COVID-19 pandemic began, Lex Machina analyzed its state civil trial court modules to examine how the pandemic-driven shutdown affected new case filings in state courts. Now, several months into the pandemic, Lex Machina conducted another survey of our state court data to provide an analysis of evolving trends. […]
Lex Machina Launches Legal Analytics for New York County Supreme Court
The Lex Machina team is excited to launch Legal Analytics for New York County Supreme Court (“New York County”). This court covers Manhattan and is the first of five state court modules we plan to release that encompass the New York City area. Including over 119,000 civil court cases filed January 2016 or later, this is a significant venue for state court litigation. […]
An Updated Analysis of Litigation Caused By COVID-19
As COVID-19 continues to affect so many aspects of life, disputes caused by COVID-19 have increased and evolved. Lex Machina is tracking cases that have been filed due to the coronavirus health crisis or related societal changes. Previously, we tracked new litigation caused by COVID-19 for federal district court cases filed March 1 through May 2, 2020 and provided an update looking at March 1 through July 4, 2020. […]
Lex Machina Steps Forward to Fulfill Crucial Role in Wake of Pandemic
A recent article in CIO Applications discusses what happened when the disruptive effect of the pandemic extended to all areas of the legal profession. The article describes how Lex Machina stepped forward to aid the legal community by leveraging its position as a leading provider of legal analytics, in order to keep the legal industry apprised of updates in the court system. […]