Litigation Strategy and Case Evaluation
Exposure and Valuation
Common drivers include injury severity, liability clarity, venue, plaintiff presentation, medical specials, and available limits. Their relative weight varies by case type.
Identifying drivers focuses defense investment.
Alternative Names:
Value Drivers|Case Value Factors
Why it Matters?
Concentrating effort on the two or three factors actually driving value outperforms uniform investment across every issue, since most cases turn on a small number of determinants while consuming resources on the remainder. Medical specials frequently drive non-economic damages as a multiple, which makes billing challenges disproportionately valuable. Venue is unchangeable but shapes how the other drivers should be weighted.
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Why concentrate on a few drivers?
Which driver has multiplied effect?
