KeyCite Overruling Risk

KeyCite Overruling Risk in Westlaw
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warns you when a point of law in a case or administrative has been undermined because it relies on an overruled or otherwise invalid prior decision.
You'll find the Select KeyCite Overruling Risk. Overruling Risk icon in several places:
  • In search results next to affected cases
  • When viewing a case, next to the name of the affected case
  • Next to paragraphs within cases that are most at risk of having compromised points of law. In addition to the icon, orange brackets will show you the affected paragraphs
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Select the
Negative Treatment
tab when viewing a case to see more information about the overruling risks and what impact the negative treatment would have.