Litigation object

This page describes the litigation object, which represents a legal case or lawsuit involving a business. Litigation records provide information about civil court cases including case status, type, jurisdiction, and any associated judgments.

Litigations is available as an add-on within the Business Verification solution. A Verify report is required to order Litigations. The Litigations product can be ordered simultaneously or after a Verify order as an add-on.

Example JSON response

1 {
2   "object": "litigation",
3   "id": "f074244d-5cf3-4703-950a-73a7d54ee555",
4   "case_name": "Smith v. Acme Corporation",
5   "case_number": "2023-CV-12345",
6   "case_status": "OPEN",
7   "case_type": "Contract Dispute",
8   "filing_date": "2023-06-15",
9   "jurisdiction": "Federal",
10   "jurisdiction_state": "CA",
11   "party_type": "defendant",
12   "judgments": [
13     {
14       "object": "judgment",
15       "id": "j-123456",
16       "amount_cents": 5000000,
17       "date": "2023-12-01",
18       "status": "entered"
19     }
20   ]
21 }

Litigation attributes

Attribute	Type	Description
`object`	string	The object type. Always `litigation`.
`id`	string (uuid)	The unique identifier for the litigation record.
`case_name`	string	The official name of the case (typically plaintiff v. defendant).
`case_number`	string	The court-assigned case number.
`case_status`	string	The current status of the case. Possible values: `OPEN`, `CLOSED`, `UNKNOWN`.
`case_type`	string	The type or category of the legal case.
`filing_date`	date	The date the case was filed with the court.
`jurisdiction`	string	The jurisdiction type (for example, `Federal`, `State`).
`jurisdiction_state`	string \| null	The two-letter state code if the case is in state court.
`party_type`	string	The role of the business in the case (for example, `plaintiff`, `defendant`).
`judgments`	Judgment[]	An array of judgment objects associated with the case.

Case status values

Status	Description
`OPEN`	The case is currently active and ongoing.
`CLOSED`	The case has been resolved, dismissed, or otherwise concluded.
`UNKNOWN`	The case status could not be determined.

Judgment object

When a litigation case results in a judgment, the judgment details are included in the judgments array.

Attribute	Type	Description
`object`	string	The object type. Always `judgment`.
`id`	string	The unique identifier for the judgment.
`amount_cents`	integer \| null	The judgment amount in cents, if monetary.
`date`	date \| null	The date the judgment was entered.
`status`	string	The status of the judgment.

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