Topic: Analytics
As the COVID-19 outbreaks impacted nursing homes and long term care facilities across the country, state-run veterans’ homes were among the hardest hit. In New Jersey, two locations in particular stand out – Menlo Park and Paramus. As of June 23, there were 378 confirmed cases and 143 deaths in these two facilities. The staff […]
Data Analysis by: Robert Koehl, Verus’ Analytics Manager and Jose Thomas, Verus’ Senior Statistician The news is filled every day with pandemic-related statistics: number of new cases, number of deaths, number of recoveries and so on. But what’s the real story behind the data? Data concerning nursing home cases can be used to bring serious […]
In our prior post, we shared how data analytics can help mass tort law firms develop wider claimant pools—either from overlooked populations or by identifying potential claimants in new cases. Using data can also help reduce outreach costs by providing efficiencies in terms of more clearly pinpointing and reaching more injured parties along a range […]
Data science is being applied across many industries and professional fields, including the law. In the case of mass torts, data provide valuable insights that guide mass tort attorneys’ decision-making in ways that build practices and streamline workflow. In this first of a two-part article, we’ll look at how data analytics can help mass tort […]
The situation: A representative from the executive steering committee for an MDL involving a surgically implanted medical device needed to uniformly and efficiently evaluate and score data provided by myriad law firms. These firms represented a very large number of claimants and the data on the claims was needed to assess offers received from the […]
Mass tort litigation is highly complex, with unique considerations to be taken into account when determining case-relevant data, creating applicable predictive models, and negotiating and determining settlement amounts. In fact, the crux of the role of data in managing a mass tort is perhaps most about helping the legal team make better decisions. Here are […]
The Sackler family is now sending signals that they are interested in a global settlement of the more than 2,000 opioid lawsuits pending against Purdue Pharma as a way to “to get the monies to the communities that need them”. The states and municipalities who brought these lawsuits should be asking themselves what remains to […]
Data science techniques enable us to tell powerful stories regarding mass tort claimants. But given the proliferation of data everywhere, quality analysis is critical in mass tort cases and claims adjudication. Data scientists must collect and use the right data and employ the right tools to visualize and interpolate that data to reveal actionable insights. […]
