Purpose

• Provide immediate visual case exposure classification
• Summarize complex clinical findings into actionable insight
• Support rapid attorney decision-making
• Align case value with risk positioning

What AI Extracts (Facts Only)

• Causation strength score
• Injury severity classification
• Damages magnitude
• Life care exposure totals
• Rebuttal adjustments
• Functional impairment level

What Clinician Must Confirm (Validation)

• All scoring inputs reflect validated analysis
• No inflation or omission of key factors
• Exposure classification aligns with clinical reality

Critical Thinking Steps

• Integrate causation + damages + life care into single score
• Weight permanent injury more heavily than temporary harm
• Adjust for rebuttal findings and reductions
• Evaluate real jury impact potential
• Assign final exposure classification

How to Reach the Exposure Number

• Exposure is not guessed. It is calculated by combining the major case value drivers into one structured score.
• Each category must be scored only after upstream review is complete and validated.
• The exposure number reflects the total strength of the case position after both value drivers and value suppressors are weighed.

Primary Scoring Categories

• Causation Strength (0–25 points)
  How directly the breach connects to the injury.
  0–5 = weak / speculative linkage
  6–12 = mixed or disputed linkage
  13–19 = clinically supported linkage
  20–25 = direct, strong, well-supported linkage
• Injury Severity (0–20 points)
  How serious the actual harm is.
  0–5 = minor or temporary harm
  6–10 = moderate injury with recovery
  11–15 = serious injury with lasting impact
  16–20 = catastrophic, permanent, or life-altering injury
• Functional Loss (0–15 points)
  How much the patient’s daily function changed from baseline.
  0–4 = little or no meaningful loss
  5–8 = partial impairment
  9–12 = major dependence in key activities
  13–15 = profound loss of independence
• Future Care / Life Care Exposure (0–15 points)
  What level of future care burden is supported.
  0–4 = little or no future care need
  5–8 = limited ongoing treatment or support
  9–12 = substantial ongoing care requirement
  13–15 = high lifetime care burden / extensive projected support
• Standard of Care Deviation (0–10 points)
  How clear and serious the breach is.
  0–2 = no clear deviation
  3–5 = arguable deviation
  6–8 = clear deviation with support
  9–10 = major and obvious deviation
• Documentation Strength (0–10 points)
  How well the record supports the case theory.
  0–2 = major gaps / conflicting records
  3–5 = some support but incomplete
  6–8 = strong documentation pattern
  9–10 = highly consistent, well-supported record set
• Defense Reduction / Rebuttal Impact (–10 to 0 points)
  What credible defense factors reduce exposure.
  0 = no meaningful reduction
  –1 to –4 = minor reduction factors
  –5 to –7 = moderate reduction factors
  –8 to –10 = major suppression factors such as weak causation, major comorbidities, strong rebuttal, or inflated damages

Scoring Formula

• Add all positive category scores.
• Subtract defense reduction / rebuttal impact.
• The final number becomes the Exposure Score.
• Maximum practical score = 95
• Lowest practical score = 0

Exposure Bands

• 80–95 = High Exposure / Trial Risk Zone
• 60–79 = Significant Exposure / Strong Negotiation Pressure
• 40–59 = Mixed Exposure / Case Depends on Key Disputes
• 20–39 = Low-to-Moderate Exposure / Defensible with leverage
• 0–19 = Defense Advantage / Weak overall exposure

How the Team Should Think When Scoring

• Do not let one dramatic injury automatically drive the full score upward.
• High damages without strong causation should not produce a high exposure number.
• Clear breach with limited injury should not score the same as clear breach with catastrophic injury.
• If documentation is weak, the score must come down even if the theory sounds strong.
• If rebuttal analysis significantly reduces future care or damages, that reduction must be reflected numerically.
• The score must reflect the case as it stands after validation, not how someone hopes it will be argued later.

Stop Rules for Scoring

• STOP if causation has not been finalized
• STOP if baseline function is still unclear
• STOP if future care projections have not been validated or rebutted
• STOP if documentation conflicts remain unresolved
• STOP if the scorer cannot explain why each category received its number

Visual Case Dial

Exposure Dashboard Metrics

Stop Rules

• STOP if any upstream analysis is incomplete
• STOP if scoring inputs are not validated
• STOP if exposure classification contradicts clinical findings

Final Output Requirements

• Final Exposure Score
• Exposure Band classification
• Category-by-category score breakdown
• Written explanation of what drove the score upward
• Written explanation of what reduced or suppressed the score
• Clear statement of strongest plaintiff-side value drivers
• Clear statement of strongest defense-side reduction factors
• Recommended case position based on the final score
• Short attorney-facing summary explaining the score in plain language