The analysis identifies cases with comparable injuries, liability profiles, venues, and party characteristics, then examines their outcomes. Verdict and settlement databases supply the comparison set.
Comparability determines the analysis's value.
Alternative Names:
Comparable Case Analysis|Case Comparison
Why it Matters?
Selection of the comparison set drives the result, and a set assembled from cases with similar injuries but different liability profiles or venues produces misleading guidance. Controlling for venue matters most, since identical injuries produce materially different outcomes across jurisdictions. Settlement data is harder to obtain than verdict data and skews the available comparison toward tried cases, which are unrepresentative of the broader population.
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