Shepard’s® case citation validation service offers a host of unique features to help you validate cases with greater ease, speed and precision:

• Full-spectrum editorial analysis including “followed”
  Shepard’s analysis includes information classified as negative, questioned, neutral and followed. “Followed by” analysis is exclusive to Shepard’s and gives you a complete picture of the status of the item you’ve Shepardized™.
  
  
• Visual indication of precedential status
  Shepard’s Signal™ indicators provide a fast, easy way to see each case’s precedential status as well as the status of its citing references.
  
  
• At-a-glance summaries of case treatment
  To make caselaw citation validation faster and easier, Shepard’s integrates a concise summary of case treatment and analysis in each report. Shepard’s summaries let you quickly assess the validity of a case and instantly navigate to the information most relevant for you. Shepard’s summaries also help quickly identify possible splits of authority, a feature unique to Shepard’s Citations.
  
  
• Precise filtering capability
  With the FOCUS™-Restrict By feature, you can easily narrow and customize your Shepard’s reports to show only the information you need. You can choose to view specific treatments, jurisdictions, dates, and/or headnotes (including LexisNexis® Headnotes), or you can highlight specific words in the text of your citing references.
  
  
• Automatic updates
  With the Shepard’s Alert® feature you get immediate notification of changes to Shepard’s data with case validation updates for the cases you choose.
  
  
• Instant analysis of supporting cases
  Shepard’s Table of Authorities (TOA) provides an at-a-glance analysis of your case’s foundation, uncovering hidden weaknesses even in cases that have no obvious negative treatment. The Shepard’s TOA provides a concise list of all cases cited in your case, indicating the treatment and status of each legal citation using distinctive Shepard's Signal indicators.
  
  
• Navigation bar
  The Shepard’s navigation bar lets you move quickly among references within your Shepard’s report to view a specific jurisdiction or a particular treatment.