Legal Analytics for Civil Rights
Lex Machina is currently working on its Civil Rights practice area and will be adding more case types. Right now, the scope of the Civil Rights practice area covers the Americans with Disabilities Act and police action as described below.
The Americans with Disabilities Act
Lex Machina’s Legal Analytics for cases involving the Americans with Disabilities Act (the “ADA”) provides valuable data-driven insights and trends in ADA case timing, resolutions, damages, remedies, and findings. Our case set includes cases with claims alleging:
- a violation of the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), as amended by the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 (ADAAA), or
- a violation of a state disability rights law.
Use Cases
Lex Machina helps you answer questions such as:
- Which cases had the highest amounts of compensatory damages awarded in the last five years? What were the specific amounts and what happened in those cases?
- Which law firms have the most experience representing defendants in ADA cases in federal court?
- Has my judge ever ruled on Discrimination? If so, how did they rule and at what stage of litigation?
- How many ADA cases resolved at trial and how often did claimants win? How many resolved in a likely settlement?
- What is the median time to summary judgment for ADA cases in the Central District of California?
Damages Categories
Our data includes the following damages categories: General Compensatory Damages, Punitive Damages, Nominal Damages, and State Statutory Damages.
ADA Findings
- ADA Violation Findings: Discrimination, Retaliation, Intentional Conduct
- No ADA Violation Findings: No Disability, Not a Qualified Individual, No Public Accommodation, Not a Public Entity
- State Disability Law Violation
- Defense Findings: Fundamental Change / Undue Burden Defense, Lack of Harm / Harm Remediated Defense
Remedies
Granted and Denied Permanent Injunction, Preliminary Injunction, Temporary Restraining Order, and ADA Remediation
Police Action
Lex Machina’s Legal Analytics for Police Action provides valuable data-driven insights and trends in police action case timing, resolutions, damages, remedies, and findings. Our case set includes cases alleging a violation of the plaintiff’s civil rights by one of the following:
- a law enforcement officer acting under color of law
- a political subdivision (e.g., the city, township, or county) employing that officer
- a supervisory official responsible for the law enforcement officer who violated plaintiff’s rights
Use Cases
Lex Machina helps you answer questions such as:
- Which cases had the highest amounts of punitive damages awarded in the last year? What were the specific amounts and what happened in those cases?
- Which law firms have the most experience representing defendants in police action cases in federal court?
- Has my judge ever ruled on Monell liability? If so, how did they rule and at what stage of litigation?
- How many police action cases resolved at trial and how often did claimants win?
- What is the median time to termination for police action cases in the Southern District of New York?
Damages Categories
Our data includes the following damages categories: General Compensatory Damages, Punitive Damages, Nominal Damages.
Police Action Findings
Violation Findings: Due Process Violation, Equal Protection Violation, First Amendment Speech or Assembly Violation, Excessive Force Violation, Failure to Intervene Violation, Police Malicious Prosecution Violation, Search and Seizure Violation, Monell Liability, State Law Tort Liability.
Defense Findings: Quality Immunity Defense, State Law Immunity Defense, Time-Barred Defense.
Remedies
Granted and Denied Permanent Injunction, Preliminary Injunction, and Temporary Restraining Order