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Description

The Lawsuits and Legal proceedings event tracks legal proceedings involving companies, such as lawsuits, regulatory actions, and compliance violations. This data provides valuable insights into a company’s legal standing, potential risks, and regulatory challenges.

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Use cases:

  • Risk Assessment: Evaluate potential legal risks before engaging with a company.
  • Investor Due Diligence: Identify companies facing legal disputes that may impact stock performance.
  • Regulatory Compliance Monitoring: Track businesses involved in legal actions for compliance verification.
  • Competitive Analysis: Understand how legal challenges affect industry players.

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Data Schema

Event Name: “lawsuits_and_legal_issues” (Use this value in the event_types parameter when querying this event.)
SignalAPI NameDescriptionData Type
Legal case typecase_typeClassification of the legal case e.g. Patent infringement, Fraud, etc.string
CourtcourtCourt or legal body overseeing the case e.g. U.S. District Court.string
Link to reportlinkLink to article or report about the legal issue.url
Event nameevent_nameName of the event related to the legal proceedings.string
Event timeevent_timeThe timestamp indicating when the event actually occurreddatetime
TitletitleThe headline of the article, summarizing its main topicstring
SnippetsnippetA short summary or preview of the articlestring

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Query Example

cURL
curl -X POST \
  "https://api.explorium.ai/v1/businesses/events" \
  -H "API_KEY: your_api_key_here" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "event_types": [
    "lawsuits_and_legal_issues"
  ],
  "business_ids": [
    "8adce3ca1cef0c986b22310e369a0793"
  ],
  "timestamp_from": "2025-01-01T10:03:03.050Z"
}'

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Best Practices

  • Cross-reference legal issues with financial and firmographic data for a complete risk profile.
  • Monitor ongoing cases to track potential long-term liabilities.
  • Use court data to identify the jurisdiction and severity of legal actions.

Outages and Security Breaches

Identifies major disruptions and cybersecurity incidents

Cost Cutting

Tracks significant cost reduction measures

Merger and Acquisitions

Tracks major M&A activity