Short answer: start with clear other-party fault (rear-end, red-light, defective product) and comparative or contributory fault indicated by the claimant — those two signals carry the most weight before anything else in this article. If fault is disputed or unclear, almost nothing else in the intake matters yet — which is why liability is typically the first and heaviest-weighted factor in any credible scoring model.
Score Inputs & Weighting
- Clear other-party fault (rear-end, red-light, defective product)
- Comparative or contributory fault indicated by the claimant
- Hit-and-run or unknown-party situations
- Multiple potentially liable parties (commercial, third-party, product)
Where This Sits in the 0–100 Model
A questionnaire that asks about fault in plain language — rather than legal terminology — gets more accurate answers from injured visitors, which directly improves the reliability of the liability component of the score.
This factor sits alongside The Anatomy of a 0–100 Personal Injury Case Score and Injury Severity as a Scoring Variable in PI Intake in the Lead Scoring Methodology cluster, and connects forward to The Psychology of Progress Bars in Legal Intake Forms in Conversion & Intake UX.
FAQ
Does this replace a human decision on lead scoring methodology?
No. It narrows down what a human reviews first. Signals like these route a submission into a priority tier; a staff member still makes the final call before a case is accepted.
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