[header] How to research court records [title] Identify the parties. [step] To research court records, you must know the legal names of the parties to the case you want to find. [substeps] The names you need to know will depend on the type of research you're doing.
For example, if you want court records for everyone who has sued a particular company, you will need to know the correct legal name of the company. You can find the full legal name of a company or corporate entity by searching the corporate registration or dba records of any state in which the company does business.