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# Lawsuits and legal proceedings

## 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.

## 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.

## Data Schema

**Event Name: "lawsuits\_and\_legal\_issues" (Use this value in the event\_types parameter when querying this event.)**

| Signal          | API Name    | Description                                                            | Data Type |
| :-------------- | :---------- | :--------------------------------------------------------------------- | :-------- |
| Legal case type | case\_type  | Classification of the legal case e.g. Patent infringement, Fraud, etc. | string    |
| Court           | court       | Court or legal body overseeing the case e.g. U.S. District Court.      | string    |
| Link to report  | link        | Link to article or report about the legal issue.                       | url       |
| Event name      | event\_name | Name of the event related to the legal proceedings.                    | string    |
| Event time      | event\_time | The timestamp indicating when the event actually occurred              | datetime  |
| Title           | title       | The headline of the article, summarizing its main topic                | string    |
| Snippet         | snippet     | A short summary or preview of the article                              | string    |

## Query Example

```curl cURL theme={null}
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"
}'
```

## 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.

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