LexisNexis® Litigation Services Enhanced with Briefs, Motions, Pleadings and Jury Instructions Databases; New NITA-Endorsed Databases Available as Part of LexisNexis® Total Litigator 1.0 and Through the Lexis® Service

Business Wire, Feb 28, 2006

DAYTON, Ohio -- Further expanding and enhancing the start-to-finish functionality of LexisNexis(R) Total Litigator 1.0, LexisNexis U.S. today announced the availability of its briefs, motions, pleadings and jury instructions databases. LexisNexis is a leading provider of information and services solutions.

Also available to subscribers of the Lexis(R) service, these new databases serve as an integral part of LexisNexis Total Litigator. With litigation tools, all in one place, built around the way litigators work, LexisNexis Total Litigator 1.0 includes a comprehensive suite of services which provides exclusive, relevant content and tools when and where litigators need it throughout the litigation lifecycle.

As part of LexisNexis Total Litigator 1.0, the complete collection of briefs, motions, pleadings and jury instructions has been endorsed by the National Institute for Trial Advocacy (NITA). With this endorsement - the first such endorsement in the NITA's 35 years of service to litigators - LexisNexis Total Litigator and its components is recognized as the "best option for litigators."

The content of new databases included as part of LexisNexis Total Litigator 1.0 are carefully selected based upon input from litigators as to what they truly find valuable when it comes to briefs, motions, pleadings and jury instructions. Responding to litigators' need to access documents that are most relevant in building a winning case, LexisNexis focused on collecting documents from lawsuits that:

--Are noteworthy, as identified by the experienced legal editors at Matthew Bender(R) and the skilled litigation journalists at Mealey's(TM) legal news;

--Are recent, from 2000 through today;

--Are from active and influential court systems, including Federal, California, Florida, New York, Ohio and Texas.

--Involve dynamic and high-stakes litigation areas, including intellectual property, securities, labor and employment, insurance, and complex (usually mass tort) litigation.

"With this new collection of briefs, motions, pleadings and jury instructions, we've provided our customers with an excellent resource to not only conduct legal research but also to use for investigative purposes as well as drafting," said Michele Vivona, vice president and general manager, LexisNexis Litigation Services. "Including these documents in LexisNexis Total Litigator 1.0 further enhances its value to litigators - it truly is a start-to-finish solution."

Throughout the year, LexisNexis will continue to aggressively expand these databases to include additional areas of litigation, including real estate, antitrust and business/commercial. Additional jurisdictions will be added as well.

The complete collection of LexisNexis briefs, motions, pleadings and jury instructions is part of LexisNexis(R) Total Practice Solutions, the company's overarching offering of complete end-to-end solutions to help lawyers and law firms succeed in the business and practice of law. LexisNexis offerings are designed for the way legal professionals work, in all of the areas essential to their success, including Client Development, Research Solutions, Practice Management and Litigation Services.

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