Federal Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuits have risen sharply since a recent low in 2021. Filings increased from 653 in 2021 to 1,057 in 2025, with more than 900 FOIA cases already filed in 2026 through September 22nd. That increase puts new pressure on...
Through August 24, federal voting case lawsuits this year have been on pace to exceed the total for every federal midterm election year since at least 2010. Most cases involve voluminous evidence, intense early motion practice, and whiplash deadlines. Candidates...
Selecting outside counsel is one of the most important decisions an in-house legal department makes. The right law firm can influence litigation outcomes, costs, and overall risk exposure, making outside counsel selection a critical component of legal 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...
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...
Lex Machina , the LexisNexis® Legal Analytics® platform, has integrated data from the broader Lexis® ecosystem, including CourtLink ®, to surface results from all U.S. state courts with docket activity. The expansion adds docket-level data for 1...
After a full day in court, an attorney returns to the office to prepare a motion that could make or break her client’s case. She knows the arguments must be precise, the evidence compelling, and the reasoning aligned with how similar motions have been decided...
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Interview with Chuan Qin , Lex Machina Lead Product Manager for State Courts Table of Contents What makes enhanced state court analytics in Lex Machina unique? How Lex Machina identifies state court cases that went to trial Why Lex Machina goes...
By Carla Rydholm | Lex Machina General Manager and Head of Product The ability to leverage data-driven insights has become common practice for litigators to craft winning case strategies. A new survey from Lex Machina ®, the LexisNexis® Legal Analytics®...
According to an April 2025 survey , more than 95% of law firm attorneys and professional staff agreed that analytics add significant value to their practice, and seven in ten said their clients expect them to use litigation analytics in their work. Successful...
With the Lex Machina® API, litigation analytics can show up inside the systems legal teams already run every day. The API delivers structured, machine-readable data from Lex Machina, the LexisNexis® Legal Analytics® platform, so dashboards, internal...
Commercial contract litigation arises when parties to a business agreement cannot resolve alleged breaches through negotiation or alternative dispute resolution. These disputes may involve payment disagreements, franchise relationships, supply chain issues, service...