# How can I find out the current status or resolution of a lawsuit?

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**Created:** [January 6, 2010, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-find-out-the-current-status-or-resolution-of-a-lawsuit/523917 "2010-01-06T16:48:13Z")\
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That I am not involved in?

Sometimes when I’m surfing I’ll come across an article where someone has filed a lawsuit and I’d like to know how it came out?

Sometimes because it could have some bearing on my industry. Other times it’s just the huge WTF factor.

Some examples.

[University Employees Fired After They Annoint the Cubicle of Demonically Oppressed Co-Worker](http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/185147/university_employees_fired_after_they.html)

And a case that has gotten coverage here. About the Dr that slammed on his brakes in front of a couple of bicyclists.  
[Doctor Convicted in L.A. Bicycle Crash Case](http://www.automotive-fleet.com/Channel/Safety-Accident-Management/News/Story/2009/11/Doctor-Convicted-in-L-A-Bicycle-Crash-Case.aspx)  
I’d like to find out what the sentence is.

Setting up Google alerts isn’t always effective. Especially on an older story like the first one from 2006.