Litigation Strategy and Case Evaluation
Case Assessment
The assessment separates economic components subject to calculation from non-economic components driven by jurisdiction, injury type, and jury attitudes. It produces a range rather than a point estimate.
Assessment informs reserves, authority, and strategy.
Alternative Names:
Damages Evaluation|Exposure Assessment
Why it Matters?
Ranges rather than point estimates reflect the actual uncertainty, and an assessment reporting a single number invites false precision that produces reserve inadequacy when the outcome falls outside it. Separating economic from non-economic components is what makes the range defensible, since medical specials and wage loss are calculable while pain and suffering depends on venue and presentation. Updating at defined milestones prevents stale evaluations driving decisions.
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Why report a range rather than a number?
What makes the range defensible?
