Smart Search Examples

Smart Search Examples

Here are some helpful search tips & examples to help you get started.

Judge Research:

judge:lastname	judge:fujie
judge:lastname AND county:name	judge:miller AND county:orange
“judge’s last name judge’s first name”	“fuji holly”
judge:lastname AND legal issue	judge:alacron AND fraud judge:alacron AND “wrongful termination”
judge: lastname AND motion	judge:bachner AND motion to compel judge:bachner AND “motion to compel” judge:bachner AND motion AND compel
judge:lastname AND pleading	judge:keosian AND default judgement judge:keosian AND “default judgement”
judge:lastname AND practice area	judge:orozco AND labor judge:orozco AND insurance
judge:lastname AND specifics	judge:sturgeon AND sanction judge:sturgeon AND fees

Motion Research:

motion name	motion to compel arbitration “motion to compel arbitration” motion AND compel AND arbitration motion AND “compel arbitration” motion AND arbitration
motion name AND specifics	motion in limine AND improper character evidence motion in limine AND “improper character evidence” “motion in limine” AND improper character evidence “motion in limine” AND “improper character evidence” in limine AND improper character evidence in limine AND improper AND character AND evidence
motion name AND legal issue AND specifics	summary judgment AND disability AND reasonable accommodation “summary judgment” AND disability AND reasonable accommodation “summary judgment” AND disability AND “reasonable accommodation”
motion name AND pleading name	motion to compel AND memo motion to compel AND separate statement motion to compel AND opp motion to compel AND proposed AND order
county:name AND motion name	county:losangeles AND demurrer
motion name AND decision	motion for summary judgment AND grant* motion for summary judgment AND den* “summary judgment” AND grant* “summary judgment” AND den* demurrer AND sustained demurrer AND overruled
motion name NOT other motion	summary AND judgment NOT adjudication

Legal Research:

legal topic	“economic loss rule” “wrongful termination” “premises liability” premises AND liability
code section/rule	CCP 2016.040 Code of Civil Procedure 2016.040
code section/rule AND specifics	CCP 2016.040 AND meet and confer
legal topic AND motion	998 AND attorney’s fees
practice area AND specifics	employment AND discrimination

Opposing Counsel/Competitor Firm Research:

“Law firm”	Skadden “Lewis Brisbois”
“Attorney name”	“Shannon Erika Liss-Riordan”
“last name first name”	“Clark Nicole”
“last name first name middle initial”	“Dolin Tionna G.”
“Law firm” AND practice area	“gordon rees” AND insurance
“Law firm” AND “motion type”	“DLA Piper” AND “Summary Adjudication”
“Law firm” AND motion AND “document type”	“Nixon Peabody” AND demurrer AND memo
“Law firm” AND Judge:lastname	“Latham Watkins” AND judge:liu

Expert Research:

keywords	terms to add with AND	more terms to add with AND
full name	expert	“motion in limine” “in limine”
“full name”	“expert AND designation”	“in limine” AND expert
first name AND last name	“expert AND witness”	“motion to disqualif*”
“last name first name”	“declaration AND expert”	“motion to disqualify” AND expert
“last name first name middle initial”	expert witness AND disclosure	“exclude expert”
expert:name	expert AND testimony	“exclude expert testimony”

Settlement Research:

motion approv* class action settlement
motion approv* class action settlement AND opposing counsel/firm	motion approv* class action settlement AND “sidley austin”
Company AND settlement	Uber AND settlement
Company AND “class action settlement”	Uber AND “class action settlement”
approv* PAGA settlement
approv* PAGA settlement AND opposing counsel/firm	approv* PAGA settlement AND nourmand

Class Action Research:

Company AND “class action”	Uber AND “class action”
Law Firm AND “class action”	“Lewis Brisbois” AND “class action”
issue AND “class action”	“wage and hour” AND “class action”
Company AND expert	Uber AND expert