Verdict Search

What Verdict Search does

VerdictSearch is a legal information service that provides searchable access to a database of over 210,000 U.S. civil verdicts and settlements with national and state coverage, updated daily. Founded in 1988 and headquartered in Islip, New York, the service is operated as a product under Law.com, owned by parent ALM Global, LLC (trading as Centellic). VerdictSearch targets plaintiff and defense attorneys, insurance professionals, and legal researchers, enabling use cases including damages estimation, expert witness and opposing counsel research, trial outcome projection by venue and case type, and benchmarking of insurer settlement offers.

The core product is a database platform with 15 dynamic search criteria plus full-text search and productivity tools (My Briefcase, My Site History, Client Billing). The database applies consistent data-collection criteria across all jurisdictions to enable cross-jurisdictional comparison and analytics. VerdictSearch differentiates itself through a dual-side attorney feedback process in which both plaintiff and defense counsel are solicited to verify case data. Adjacent offerings include Research on Call (bespoke expert research), Trend Studies (editorial pattern analysis), Featured Verdicts (curated case highlights), and the VS Insight newsletter.

The business operates as a B2B subscription SaaS sold via a sales-led motion through dedicated Contact Sales (1-800-445-6823) and Customer Support (1-800-832-1900) phone lines, with custom quote-based enterprise team pricing on an annual billing cadence. Marketing relies on the Law.com ecosystem, content marketing through Trend Studies and email newsletters, and direct outreach to legal professionals across the United States. The company employs 11-50 people and is privately held with no disclosed funding history.

Name

Verdict Search

Legal name

ALM Global, LLC

Website

https://verdictsearch.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

VerdictSearch is a U.S. B2B subscription platform providing searchable access to 210,000+ civil verdicts and settlements for plaintiff and defense attorneys, insurance professionals, and legal researchers, operated under Law.com by ALM Global, LLC (Centellic).

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Research / Litigation Intelligence

NAICS

Other Legal Services (54119), Web Search Portals, Libraries, Archives, and Other Information Services (5192)

SIC

Services-Computer Processing & Data Preparation (7374)

akta.pro primary industry

Litigation Support & Expert Witness Services (BPAHALAG)

Keywords

• Legal research database
• Verdict search
• Settlement analysis
• Case outcome research
• Litigation intelligence

Headquarters

HQ city

Islip

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Subscription Access: VerdictSearch operates on a subscription model providing access to its verdict and settlement research database. Pricing is custom/quote-based per team, suggesting tiered enterprise pricing structures. The service is offered as a B2B SaaS to legal professionals.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

VerdictSearch provides a subscription-based legal research database of more than 210,000 civil verdicts and settlements with national and state U.S. coverage, updated daily. The platform enables plaintiff and defense attorneys, insurance professionals, and legal researchers to estimate damages, research expert witnesses and opposing counsel, project trial outcomes, and benchmark settlement offers using dynamic search tools, dual-side attorney-verified data, and expert-written trend studies.

Product overview

VerdictSearch is a legal research platform operated by Law.com (ALM Global) offering a comprehensive database of 210,000+ civil verdicts and settlements with national and state coverage. The core product (VerdictSearch Database) provides advanced search with 15 criteria plus full-text search. The portfolio includes complementary services: Research on Call for personalized expert assistance, Trend Studies for editorial analysis of case patterns, Featured Verdicts for curated case highlights, and VS Insight Newsletters for ongoing insights delivery. The platform uniquely solicits attorney feedback from both plaintiff and defense sides to verify and cross-check data.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• VerdictSearch Database Subscription-based legal research database providing searchable access to over 210,000 U.S. civil verdict and settlement records with national and state coverage, 15 dynamic search criteria, full-text search, and productivity tools (My Briefcase, My Site History, Client Billing). Built for plaintiff and defense attorneys, insurance professionals, and legal researchers.
• Research on Call Custom research concierge service where the VerdictSearch Research Group delivers personalized expert searches and tailored case-winning information on demand for attorneys and legal professionals.
• Trend Studies Editorial analytical publications written by VerdictSearch editors that identify and explain patterns in verdict and settlement data, highlighting historical and statistical trends by case type, region, damages, or outcomes.
• VS Insight Newsletter Subscription email newsletter delivering fresh civil verdict and settlement insights nationwide or by state, including featured verdicts and trend study summaries.

Quantifiable outcome

• 58% plaintiff win rate in burn cases (vs. overall database average)

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Bloomberg Law: Bloomberg Law provides comprehensive legal research, dockets, and litigation analytics for US attorneys. It is a broad incumbent competing for the same enterprise law-firm budget as VerdictSearch, with overlapping capabilities in case outcome analytics.
• LexisNexis: LexisNexis Legal is a full-service legal research and litigation analytics suite that incorporates Lex Machina. It competes with VerdictSearch across the same plaintiff and defense attorney customer base and can bundle verdict analytics with primary law, dockets, and news.
• Westlaw (Thomson Reuters): Westlaw is the dominant legal research platform for US attorneys and includes case-law analytics and verdict-related modules as part of a much broader subscription bundle. It competes for the same law-firm wallet share but addresses a far wider scope than VerdictSearch's verdict-and-settlement niche.
• Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory: Wolters Kluwer offers legal compliance and practice tools (Chevalier, Tymetrix) targeting law firms and insurance carriers. It overlaps with VerdictSearch in serving claims and litigation professionals and competes for enterprise legal software budget.

Direct peers

• Lex Machina: Lex Machina (a LexisNexis product) is the closest direct competitor, providing legal analytics on judges, courts, parties, and case outcomes derived from federal and state court data. It overlaps directly with VerdictSearch on verdict analytics and case-outcome benchmarking for litigators.
• Law360 (ALM): Law360 is a sister product under ALM Global delivering legal news and case coverage to attorneys. It targets the same plaintiff and defense attorney audience as VerdictSearch and represents both an internal cross-sell channel and a thematic competitor for legal-information spend.
• vLex / Fastcase: vLex (which acquired Fastcase) is a legal research platform offering US case law, dockets, and analytics with AI-assisted search. It targets the same attorney subscriber base as VerdictSearch and increasingly overlaps on case outcome and analytics workflows.

Emerging players

• Casetext: Casetext (now part of Thomson Reuters) built an AI legal research assistant (CARA) for attorneys and is being integrated into Westlaw. It represents an AI-native approach to legal research that competes with VerdictSearch for attorney workflow mindshare.
• Harvey: Harvey is an AI legal assistant for law firms that can synthesize case law and litigation context on demand. While not a verdict database, it competes for the same research budget and could substitute for some VerdictSearch use cases as it matures.
• CourtListener / RECAP: CourtListener (Free Law Project) provides free searchable US court opinions and docket coverage via RECAP. While not curated verdict analytics, it represents a low-cost alternative source of underlying case data that AI wrappers can leverage to compete with VerdictSearch.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/verdictsearch

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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