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Tracking Landmark Cases with Shepard’s Alert™
(October 2005)

In August, 2005, LexisNexis® introduced Shepard’s Alert™, a remarkable new way to track future treatment of a case. Shepard’s Alert™ automates the process of updating a Shepard's report on a regular basis and notifies you of changes.

You can also customize Shepard's Alert by specifying the types of changes you would like to track, such as new negative treatment, new citing cases from a particular jurisdiction, or new citing cases dealing with a particular LexisNexis® Headnote.

For example, you might be interested in the Supreme Court case MGM Studios Inc. v. Grokster, Ltd (2005 U.S. LEXIS 5212).

You can track MGM Studios with Shepard’s Alert by following the below steps:

• Click the Alerts tab at the top of any LexisNexis® at lexis.com® page.

• Click the Shepard's Alert tab.

• Enter the citation 2005 US LEXIS 5212 in the Create a New Shepard’s Alert form, and you've successfully set up your Shepard’s Alert.