LexisNexis doesn&#x27;t have a monopoly. First, Thompson West&#x27;s database is just as comprehensive. Second, most of the decisions are indexed online elsewhere (Justia, Google Scholar). Third, almost all the underlying opinions are available elsewhere.<p>Contrary to popular belief, the dominance of Lexis&#x2F;West doesn&#x27;t come from having access to information other people don&#x27;t. It comes from decades of experience in how to index, annotate, categorize, and cross-link case law, along with value-add services like being able to grab the actual scan of the printed page (OCR sometimes has errors!) or have a runner physically pull a document from a court docket.