LITIGATION IN THE NEWS |
Bloomberg; Factiva; Google News; Lexis Company Dossier. (Note: many specialized litigation reporters cover new and ongoing corporate ligitigation: Andrews, BNA, CCH, Mealeys, 360 publications, FTC Watch. Some of these publications may be available on Lexis, Westlaw and Factiva.)
Search Bloomberg, available in the Wasserman Trading Floor of the Subotnick Center. Information may be found by searching Company Legal News, BBLS Legal Documents Search; Litigation and Dockets. |
MATERIAL LITIGATION Disclosed by Public Corporations
Search SEC filings -Quarterly and Annual Filings (10Qs or 10K for U.S. based publicly-traded companies.
Search Bloomberg, available in the Wasserman Trading Floor of the Subotnick Center. Information may be found by searching Company Legal News, BBLS Legal Documents Search; Litigation and Dockets.
CASES IN PROGRESS
Justia federal court filings; Stanford Class Action Reporter; State court websites; Pacer dockets (not available at Newman Library).
On Bloomberg, Search Litigation and Dockets for a specific company.
DECIDED CASES
Q. How can I find out if a company has been sued?
A. It may not be possible to find all lawsuits filed against a company. There is no one comprehensive database of lawsuits. Also, in some U.S. states, including New York, a lawsuit may begin by serving the company with a complaint, and not with a court filing. Often, the company and the complaining party may then reach a private settlement of the issue(s) without going into court. Also, sometimes boards such as the Workers Compensation Board of the State of New York have databases of decisions that are not easily searched by name because of confidentiality requirements.
but you may find some results as follows: