An Easy-To-Use Legal Research Tip
Did you know that Casemaker allows users to exclude search terms in order to narrow searches?

Casemaker's Exclusion Function can be used to prohibit undesired cases from being offered to the user. By placing a minus sign (-) immediately before the term to be eliminated from the search, Casemaker will display only those cases which have your desired search terms but do not also have the excluded term. For example, "property-commercial" will yield cases which do not contain the word "commercial." Users are able to insert multiple combinations. Entering the words drown-swimming-pool would yield cases in which the word "drown" would appear, but "swimming" and "pool" would not.

This useful feature and other search tools allow Casemaker users the flexibility to quickly find cases on point. Casemaker is a free member benefit of the Alabama State Bar. If you need assistance using Casemaker, please contact Kristi Skipper, administrative assistant with the ASB Practice Management Assistance Program, at kristi.skipper@alabar.org.

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