1. A computer-implemented method for indicating legal case histories, the method comprising the steps of: using a processor to identify occurrences of a piece of text having a predetermined format in a textual document; using a processor to determine a legal case history for at least one piece of formatted text in the textual document and storing it in a database; receiving a request from a client access device for a legal case history for a piece of formatted text in the textual document; using a processor to search the database based on the request and to retrieve the requested legal case history from the database; indicating the legal case history such that an indication is provided of a parent case and of at least one related case, the parent case having a visual connection to the related case.