Highest Average Case Values from Big Data-Driven Results

At Gideon Asen, we pride ourselves on obtaining the highest average case settlement values for our clients.  We know we obtained better values than others, because we have been involved in many cases where some clients are represented by our firm and some by other firms. Our clients always do better--even in the same case!  Additionally, we have recovered millions of dollars in cases that other firms rejected or tried to settle low, because we found money and theories that others missed.

A key to our success is that Gideon Asen is the only law firm in Maine or throughout the Northeast United States that routinely invests in big data studies to help identify the true value of our cases.  This is a cutting-edge approach that gives our clients a distinct advantage over insurance companies, defense lawyers and other plaintiff firms.

In every significant case for the past several years, we have conducted large-scale data analytics to determine projected case values. In almost every case, this has led to settlements or verdicts many multiples of original offers and substantially more than other lawyers would recover in the same case. The data shifts great power to our clients. Armed with data, our clients are in a position to understand the real value of their cases and to make critical decisions regarding settlement or trial based upon science and data, not guesswork, fear, anxiety or the self-serving motives of the lawyers to get a quick payout.

For example, in a recent case, the defense argued that it was not at fault and our client was at fault for a catastrophic commercial trucking injury. We conducted a large-scale data study that proved that this was wrong.  The data showed that even if we asked the jury to award $90 million to our client (the "highest" number in the graph below), our client still won the case 80% of the time:

Our data showed that the average expected recovery, after discounting for possibility of loss and a small amount of comparative fault on the part of our client was between $21.2 and $2.8 million, depending upon our ask.

This data was critical in evaluating settlement offers in the and ultimately achieving the highest possibly recovery for our client.  Of course, we have also used data to show our clients that their risk of losing is higher than expected, which enables them to make smart settlement decisions that mitigate their risk.  Our use of data to drive results and empower our clients provides our clients with benefits that other firms simply cannot match.