The New York Torts Weekly search feature is the quickest and easiest way to find the most relevant recent appellate decisions on any tort issue. It includes summaries of all appellate decisions for personal injury, malpractice, and product liability cases from the Court of Appeals, First and Second Departments, and the occasional relevant SCOTUS decisions going back to May 2016 (over 7,400 as of 9/2022). Because you can quickly search from a computer, laptop, tablet, or cell phone, you will have the information at your fingertips while in court, sitting in your office, or anywhere in between.
Search results are prioritized by the most important (Must Read, and Noteworthy) cases from most recent to oldest. You can click on the case name in each summary to go directly to the official decision. That way, you can read the entire decision or show it to a judge when needed.
Start your search by logging into your account. The search feature is only available to Premium Members. Then click on “SEARCH” on the far left of the menu.
Use any combination of Keyphrase, one or two search terms, and specific courts to narrow your search.
Keyphrases are the general classification of the issue, such as “Statute of Limitations” or “Discovery.” You can leave it “empty” or choose a Keyphrase from the dropdown list.
Search terms help narrow the search to only the most relevant cases. The result will include only cases with your search term(s) in the summaries. Using the “or” connector will bring up more results than using the “and” connector.
A search with Keyphrase “Labor Law §240”, a first search term “routine maintenance,” the “or” connector, and a second search term “repair” will bring up twice as many summaries then if you use the “and” connector. In addition, the same search without the Keyprhrase will bring up relevant cases for both §240 and §241.
Choose a specific court from the dropdown list to further limit the results.
The below video, although a little dated, shows you how to do this.
You can cut and paste your search results and post them into any document you’re working on or email them to yourself or a colleague as needed. The links to the official decisions will be clickable in an email or document.