Hypothetical Assignment

Table of Contents

1. Hypothetical Assignment
2. Shepard’s Summary Report
3. Looking at Negative Treatment
4. Custom Restrictions
5. Find Relevant Cases with FOCUS
6. Shepard’s Table of Authorities

No matter where your studies in the law take you, one skill you must have is the ability to validate your research and ensure that it can be relied upon.

While working with the elder law clinic at your school in Ohio, you are asked to prepare an appellate brief for the case of a client who was the victim of age discrimination.

In the course of your research, you locate McNeil v. Economics Laboratory, Inc., 800 F.2d 111. 

McNeil supports your argument that your client was unjustly removed from his managerial position and offered a position with less pay and responsibility.

The case is directly on-point and would be a perfect addition to your brief, but you are worried because it has negative treatment, a .

The Shepard's Signal™ is integrated into case law documents and provides an immediate indication of the subsequent history and treatment of a particular case. When these codes are present, the LexisNexis™ research system displays one of the following:

• Research Tip: Reading Shepard's Symbols



Click research tip link to view the table of Shepard’s Symbols.

But does that mean you can’t cite to McNeil? You must look at the Shepard’s® report to know for sure.

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