| Select an area to search: (shaded choices available to subscribers; only sample issue will be searched) | ||
| All published issues (default) | Search the entirety of the Florida Law Weekly database, back to January 6, 1995 | |
| Current Issue | Search only the issue recently published | |
| New Cases | Search only cases to be published in the next issue | |
| New Releases | Search unedited cases posted shortly after receipt | |
| Narrow your search to specific areas: | ||
| Case Title | Search only the title of the case | |
| Headnote | Search the headnote of each case (also includes emphasized text with the case) | |
| Search Operators | ||
| Operator | How it works | Example |
| and (default) | finds cases with all query entries | dissolution insurance medical ("and" is assumed by default) will find cases containing the words dissolution, insurance, and medical |
| or | finds cases with either of the entered words | florida or circuit finds cases with either florida or circuit |
| not | finds the first word, then excludes cases that also contain the second word | accident not automobile finds cases containing accident but do not contain the word automobile |
| " " | finds the exact phrase entered between the quotation marks | "dissolution of marriage" finds cases with the exact phrase "dissolution of marriage" |
| ( ) | forces the order of evaluation | dissolution not (civil or insurance) finds cases with dissolution but containing neither civil nor insurance |
| * | wildcard search for any string of characters at the end of a word | compensa* finds cases with compensation, or compensate, or compensable |
| Sorting Options | ||
| Volume number (default) | Sorts by Florida Law Weekly volume number, in descending order | |
| Title | Alphabetical sort by case title (within each volume) | |
| Reverse Sort | Reverses the order of the option you've chosen | |
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