City of New York

Case-Related Civil Litigation

Name: Case-Related Civil Litigation
Creator: City of New York

Information on individuals and businesses involved in civil litigation cases within New York City. Each record includes primary and secondary business names, individual names, and their full addresses.

Example records

Namelegal entity	Alternate Namebrand	Full Nameperson	Full Addressaddress

Use cases

Vendor Litigation Screening During Onboarding

A procurement team evaluating a new supplier checks whether the business or its principals appear as defendants in civil cases before signing a contract, using litigation history as a proxy for financial instability or contractual disputes.

NameAlternate NameFull NameFull Address

KYB Entity Deduplication Across Name Variants

A fintech platform reconciling business identities across data sources uses the primary and secondary business name fields to detect when a single entity appears under multiple names, reducing duplicate records and improving match confidence during onboarding.

NameAlternate NameFull Address

Individual-Level Adverse Action Check for Credit Underwriting

A commercial lender reviewing a loan application for a small business owner cross-references the applicant's name against civil litigation records to identify patterns of unpaid judgments or repeated disputes that may signal credit risk.

Full NameNameFull Address