LexisNexis(R) Headnotes Now Integrated With Shepard's Citations Service; Integration of Headnotes Further Elevates Value of Industry's Premier Citation Tool for Legal Research.

DAYTON, Ohio -- The most highly anticipated enhancement to the legal industry's premier professional citation tool - Shepard's(R) Citations Service - was announced today by LexisNexis U.S. Available immediately to lexis.com(R) customers, Shepard's Reports are completely integrated with LexisNexis(R) Headnotes, the fundamental legal points of a case drawn directly from the language of the court. LexisNexis is a leading provider of legal, news and business information.

"Generations of legal researchers have looked to Shepard's to pinpoint just the right relevant cases for their matters," said Lou Andreozzi, president and CEO, LexisNexis North American Legal Markets. "Now, legal researchers can continue their LexisNexis Headnotes research in Shepard's, allowing them to quickly narrow a Shepard's list of citing cases by subject matter."

Shepard's Citations Service is synonymous in the legal industry with the task of validating case authority with confidence. With over 130 years of industry experience, true positive analysis and editorial treatment, Shepard's Citations Service provides legal researchers with relevant cases, statutes, secondary sources and annotations that cite their authority. The integration of LexisNexis Headnotes into Shepard's allows for both faster and more effective validations as well as "looping" Shepard's into the research process via Headnotes.

With the integration of LexisNexis Headnotes and Shepard's, legal researchers will benefit from:

--Shepard's reports which can be restricted by LexisNexis Headnote numbers.

--Case Headnotes that can be displayed and printed in Shepard's.

--The FOCUS(TM) feature and Custom Restrictions, both of which have been merged into a single form, and LexisNexis Headnotes have been added to the form to allow researchers to restrict by LexisNexis Headnote.

--The ability to select a Headnote in Shepard's and link to the position in the citing case that matches the language of the chosen Headnote.

--The Shepardize(R)-Restrict by Headnote link which provides researchers with a shortcut to a Shepard's answer set restricted by that Headnote, allowing them to immediately assemble a list of cases that both cite their case and discuss the issue captured in the chosen Headnote.

--The new Restricted Shepard's Summary feature which provides researchers with a quick overview of the important information in a restricted or FOCUS feature answer set. It also provides a link to open the Unrestricted Summary to see an overview of the entire answer set.

"This integration between LexisNexis Headnotes and Shepard's Reports is the culmination of a series of enhancements we've made to the Shepard's Citations Service," said Andreozzi. "This is the much anticipated final piece that closes the legal research loop we've built upon and grown over the past 31 years."

Later this year, additional enhancements will be available to legal researchers using the Shepard's Citations Service. Included in these enhancements is the Shepard's(R) Alert, a proactive notification service similar to the ECLIPSE(TM) electronic clipping service available on lexis.com.

These enhancements are further examples of how LexisNexis is supporting the legal industry through enhanced legal researching capabilities and content. The comprehensive collection of LexisNexis legal, news and business resources assists legal practitioners with researching and evaluating the law, and identifying potential legal issues so that they can present viable options to their clients. For more information on Shepard's, visit www.lexisnexis.com/shepards.

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