Winning Research Skills - Westlaw

Searching Case Law Databases on Westlaw
5. Click Search. The retrieved headnotes are displayed in the right frame (Figure 10.10).
Figure 10.10: Custom Digest search result
6. Scan the headnotes. When you find a headnote that interests you, click the case citation to view the
full text of the case in the Link Viewer. You can also click the KeyCite status flag, if available, to view
the KeyCite result for the case. (For more information about KeyCite, refer to Chapter 12.
The Result List Tab
The Result List tab in the left frame of the Custom Digest search result page provides a list of all
the topic and key numbers included in your search. On the Result List tab, you can
■ click a topic and key number in the list to view the headnotes classified under it and a list of
related references (where available) in the right frame
■ click Edit Search to modify your Custom Digest search
Using the Most Cited Cases Feature
When you find a relevant topic and key number in a case you are viewing on Westlaw, you can
use the Most Cited Cases feature to retrieve a list of other cases containing headnotes classified
under that topic and key number. The cases will be listed in order of citation frequency, with the
case cited most often listed first.
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