The Lex Machina 2026 Patent Litigation Report shows a split-screen story: By the end of 2025, district court filings had just reached their highest level in a decade, while activity before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) had begun a sharp descent. Plaintiffs...
Litigation insights from Lex Machina®, the LexisNexis® Legal Analytics® platform, allow law offices to support their recommendations with data. Clients appreciate legal professionals who can explain what similar cases suggest about risk, timing, damages...
By Chuan Qin and Adam Mills Masarek1 Los Angeles Superior Court has long served as one of the nation’s busiest and most influential trial courts. Over the last several years, however, one category of litigation has undergone a dramatic transformation: California...
For legal teams evaluating federal agency action, the Administrative Procedure Act, or APA, is a foundational statute. Often searched as “what is the administrative procedures act,” the APA establishes the framework for agency rulemaking, certain adjudications...
Results from the Lex Machina ® 2026 Impact of Legal Analytics Survey show how deeply analytics have influenced modern litigation practice. In a survey of 207 law firm professionals in the U.S., respondents reported using analytics to assess litigation exposure...
April 11th marks the anniversary of the enactment of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, also known as the Federal Fair Housing Act (FHA). Since its enactment and through its amendments, the FHA has expressly prohibited discrimination based on race, color, religion,...
In a recent webcast on the Lex Machina 2026 Employment Litigation Report, product experts and leading practitioners convened to discuss what the data shows in recent federal labor and employment disputes, and how employers can translate those shifts into strategy...
Available now, the Lex Machina® 2026 Employment Litigation Report delivers a comprehensive analysis of federal labor and employment litigation trends from 2016 through 2025. Drawing on more than a decade of data, the report equips law firms and corporate legal...
Lex Machina ®, the LexisNexis® Legal Analytics® platform, delivers comprehensive data and exclusive insights for hundreds of thousands of civil appeals to the federal circuit courts. For each appeal, Lex Machina shows companies and law firms which party...
Federal trade secret litigation is evolving fast. Claimants filed more than 1,500 such lawsuits in 2025, marking a new single-year record. During a recent Lex Machina webcast, a panel of leading practitioners unpacked what has driven the recent acceleration in...
Federal securities litigation continues to be one of the most complex and consequential areas of U.S. law. From class actions alleging misleading disclosures to enforcement matters involving regulatory scrutiny, practitioners need reliable data to understand risk...
Trade secret misappropriation filings reached new highs in federal district courts in 2025, underscoring a sustained increase in enforcement activity. Claimants filed more than 1,500 such lawsuits in 2025, with recent cases shaped by shifting business practices...
Chapter 11 bankruptcy filings are evolving again, shaped by shifting economic conditions and emerging legal strategies. In a recent webinar, Lex Machina specialists explored what those changes mean in practice for companies and their counsel restructuring corporate...
New insights from Lex Machina®, the LexisNexis® Legal Analytics® platform, reveal a significant shift in San Diego Superior Court’s civil litigation landscape. While overall civil filings have risen since 2022, the increase is almost entirely...
Trial courts in and around Los Angeles have heavier civil caseloads than ever, driven in large part by consumer collections, “Lemon Law” claims, and labor disputes. Litigators have had their hands full in and around Los Angeles. According to data...