Casemaker Electronic Research Databases Available

Sue Altmeyer, Electronic Services Librarian, sue.altmeyer@law.csuohio.edu | September 06, 2007 - 09:45

Casemaker is an affordable legal database used by many small firms. It is also used by larger firms as a starting point before going on more expensive services, such as LexisNexis and Westlaw. Casemaker is free to members of the Ohio State Bar Association. Students can join the Ohio State Bar Association for free and receive access to Casemaker at no cost. See OSBA - Law Student Membership.

Casemaker is now available at the two public access terminals located near the information services desk. There are two ways to access Casemaker: (1) Type in the url http://ohiobar.org/ and click on "Casemaker", or (2) Look for links on the Electronic Legal Research Resources Page (the homepage on the public access terminals) under Ohio or Federal statutes or caselaw.

gavel Casemaker contains searchable case law databases for all fifty states and federal court. The federal appellate, district court and bankruptcy cases include only recent case law. For the 26 Casemaker Consortium states, including Ohio, Casemaker contains unannotated statutes, administrative codes, court rules, Attorney General opinions, jury instructions and ethics opinions. For more details see Casemaker Product Information. Some databases contain unique content, such as the Ohio Verdict Reporter and the Ohio State Bar Association Jury Instructions.