Tag: Databases

Many documents you file with the court will cite prior precedent as part of your argument.  When citing prior precedent in court filings, it’s vital to ensure the case is still valid. If you cite an overturned precedent, the court will likely reject your argument. To succeed, you need up-to-date information.  In the past, verifying precedents required a tedious search through published volumes called Shepard’s Citations…

In most Pennsylvania counties, the county bar association will regularly publish case reporters, also known as “side reports.” These publications provide judicial decisions on select trials from the county court of common pleas. Not every case in the county will be reported in the side reports; the bar staff selects cases and opinions that are of the most interest to other attorneys, such as those that set important precedents.  Side reports generally appear first as a paper pamphlet, called an advance sheet, and later as a bound volume collecting…

Do you need legal forms and information, but don’t even know where to start? Gale Legal Forms provides easy, approachable tools, so that you can handle simple legal issues yourself without a legal background.  Gale Legal Forms is a powerful database that provides access to thousands of state-specific legal documents. You can find material to assist you with many common legal issues, such as wills and…