[specialist]

"The overwhelming majority of disputes do not reach litigation. ..."

I'm shopping for a personal injury lawyer. How to pick? The two referrals I got didn't pan out. I don't know any lawyers. Aha, search the court documents to see who the winners are!

I (finally) consulted my paralegal friend. He made the same points you have.

Additionally, he said the courts all use different IT systems. One could use an expensive service to do the search, but it's hardly worth it for laypersons.

Too bad.

I did start to wonder if one could data mine the filings, just to see who's getting the most cases, and maybe infer something actionable from that.