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by sandworm101 3563 days ago
I'd add that the majority of civil cases are resolved through non-public deals whereby no third party can tell who has won or lost.

That said, it might be interesting to apply machine learning at the appellate level. There, the outcomes are public and more readable by machines. Something as simple as looking for tell-tales such as "reverse", "dismissed" or "we side with the appellant" in holdings could be mapped to firms.

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Hell, if the lawyers have done a good job, both sides walk away from a settlement thinking that they won.
Or that neither won.