Claim screening tests whether a claimant meets defined criteria: verified product use or exposure, a qualifying diagnosis supported by medical records, timely filing, and absence of disqualifying alternative causes.
It is performed by both plaintiff firms building inventories and defendants evaluating exposure.
Alternative Names:
Claimant Screening, Claim Vetting
Why it Matters?
Screening quality determines what an inventory is actually worth, and the gap between claimed and verified claims is frequently substantial. Defendants who invest in record-based verification rather than accepting fact sheet representations consistently negotiate from stronger positions. The rise of claim aggregators and heavy litigation advertising has made screening more important, since a meaningful share of claims in some inventories cannot be substantiated at all.
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