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Gain the analytical advantage with LexisNexis ® Verdict & Settlement Analyzer. Confidently value your case and optimize strategy with visualization tools that harness the data on more than 1.1 million verdict and settlement documents. Graphs, charts and search features help you narrow massive results to assess risk and opportunity. It’s easy to put all that power behind you. Use the tips in this reference guide to apply the easy and timesaving features that enable thorough yet efficient case evaluation exploring the range of possible outcomes. LexisNexis ® Verdict & Settlement Analyzer Quick Reference Guide Getting Started with Verdict & Settlement Analyzer 2 Beginning Your Research in Verdict & Settlement Analyzer 3 Understanding Search Results 4 Sorting Your Results List 5 Understanding Charts and Graphs 5 Viewing Graph Details 6 Working with Your Report 7 Using the Online Help Guide 8 Please note: All screens shown in this guide may change slightly as new sources, features and enhancements are added.

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Gain the analytical advantage with LexisNexis® Verdict & Settlement Analyzer. Confidently value your case and optimize strategy with visualization tools that harness the data on more than 1.1 million verdict and settlement documents. Graphs, charts and search features help you narrow massive results to assess risk and opportunity.

It’s easy to put all that power behind you. Use the tips in this reference guide to apply the easy and timesaving features that enable thorough yet efficient case evaluation exploring the range of possible outcomes.

LexisNexis® Verdict & Settlement Analyzer Quick Reference Guide

Getting Started with Verdict & Settlement Analyzer 2

Beginning Your Research in Verdict & Settlement Analyzer 3

Understanding Search Results 4

Sorting Your Results List 5

Understanding Charts and Graphs 5

Viewing Graph Details 6

Working with Your Report 7

Using the Online Help Guide 8

Please note: All screens shown in this guide may change slightly as new sources, features and enhancements are added.

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GETTING STARTED WITH VERDICT & SETTLEMENT ANALYZER

Return to this screen anytime. Just click!

Navigate quickly with this black header (a.k.a. the “experience bar”). Available on most Verdict & Settlement Analyzer screens.

Add or change a client or matter ID. Click and select an existing client ID or add new ones.

Return to previous research. Find topics and documents from the last 90 days. Click the and choose from the last five searches or documents. Or click View All History for more.

Move to work Folders, settings, sign out and more. To make LexisNexis Verdict & Settlement Analyzer your default start page, select More, then Settings. Select Verdict & Settlement Analyzer from the start page . Save changes.

1. Sign in to Lexis Advance®

2. Select the next to Research at the top left of the Lexis Advance home page. Choose Verdict & Settlement Analyzer.

Forgot ID or password? Call LexisNexis® Customer Support at 800-543-6862.

See the Verdict & Settlement Analyzer homepage display below.

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BEGINNING YOUR RESEARCH IN VERDICT & SETTLEMENT ANALYZER

Enter your search terms, e.g., asbestos, in the Red Search Box. TIP: Use search connectors such as “and” to define relationships between multiple search terms, e.g., asbestos and mesothelioma.

To filter your search by Jurisdiction, Date or Practice Area & Topic, click and then select the appropriate link to view and select from the available filters.

To begin your search, click . Your search results are displayed.

Verdict & Settlement Analyzer offers you access to more than 1.1 million jury verdicts and settlement s with pre- and post-search filters for zeroing in on the results most relevant to your case.

To search using Verdict & Settlement Analyzer:

Narrow By—Use these options in the left column to filter your results by specific categories. To select several criteria in a category, Select Multiple.

Graphs—Summarize your results visually from several perspectives. Examine each one more closely for specific verdict information.

Results List—Retrieve the names of relevant verdicts and settlements, and a brief summary of results for each. To read a full summary of an individual case, click on the case name in blue.

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UNDERSTANDING SEARCH RESULTS

LexisNexis Verdict & Settlement Analyzer reports provide a graphic view of verdict and settlement data for the cases in your results, presented through a number of charts and graphs. To view individual cases, select the document you want to view from the list of cases below the graphs.

Note: LexisNexis sometimes receives reports of the same case from multiple sources. While each case is represented in the total document count in your search results list, only unique cases are represented in the charts and graphs.

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SORTING YOUR RESULTS LIST

UNDERSTANDING CHARTS AND GRAPHS

By default, cases listed in the results list are sorted by relevance, with the most relevant cases appearing first in the list.

While viewing the results list, you can change this sort order by selecting the Sort by: pull down list and choosing a different option from the list. Sort either ascending or descending by document title, jurisdiction, court, resolution, awards or date.

Graph Name Description

Number of Cases per Year by Resolution This graph shows, by year, how the cases that match your search criteria were resolved. Types of resolutions may include plaintiff and defendant verdicts, settlements, and unknown verdicts. This graph could indicate trends or spikes that might warrant further exploration.

Award in U.S. Dollars by Resolution This graph shows the average and median award amount for each resolution type (based on your search criteria). Types of resolutions may include plaintiff and defendant verdicts, settlements and unknown verdicts. To see exact dollar amounts, rest the mouse pointer on the bar you are viewing.

Number of Cases per Year This graph shows, based on years, the number of cases that match your search criteria. This graph could indicate trends or spikes that might warrant further exploration.

Percentage of Cases by Resolution This chart uses percentages to show how the cases that matched your search criteria were resolved. Types of resolutions may include plaintiff and defendant verdicts, settlements, and unknown verdicts.

At the results page, locate the graph you want to view in detail and select Explore graph.

Rest your mouse pointer over the different areas of the graph. Information appears in a tooltip, with instructions to select once more to narrow the case.

Click on the portion of the graph in which you are most interested. Each of the reports is updated using the filtered data.

To return to your original results after narrowing them one or more at a time, select the Clear link at the top of the Narrow By pane.

To close the graph and view the thumbnail again, select the X at the top right of the graph.

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VIEWING GRAPH DETAILS

While viewing the results page, you can select a specific graph on the page and view details about the cases associated with your search. Viewing specific details in each graph is the same as applying filters on the left side of the page.

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WORKING WITH YOUR REPORT

You can print, download or email a copy of a case you are viewing in the cite list, or save it to one of your folders. This can be useful if you want to review the information later or share it with others in your firm or office.

Add to a work Folder for later use. Print your document.

Email to yourself or a colleague.

Download a PDF of your document. Choose new settings to customize a PDF report.

1. View the results list. (To hide the graphs so you can view the results more easily, select the arrow next to the Graphs link. )

2. Either select the check box next to each document you want to deliver, or select the link to view a single full document.

3. Click the icon for the type of delivery you want to perform:

USING THE ONLINE HELP GUIDE

Once you are signed in to Lexis Advance, there are over 20 Verdict & Settlement Analyzer topics that can be found by clicking on the Help option under the More pull down menu. This online Help guide offers additional resources to assist with Verdict & Settlement Analyzer searches.

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