Human Factors Analysis

What it is

Human Factors Analysis is the framework within MedMalPredict's Hooper Engine that quantifies the subjective, jury-driven factors that historical payment data alone cannot capture. It allows users to score twelve discrete sub-factors across four categories on a 0-to-5 scale; the engine combines the scores into a composite that maps to a multiplier between 1.0x and 2.5x, applied to the base statistical prediction.

The four categories

• Pain and Suffering: physical pain intensity, duration of suffering, and visible disfigurement or disability.
• Loss of Lifestyle: inability to work, loss of daily function, and diminished quality of life.
• Family Impact: dependent vulnerability, caregiving burden, and relationship damage.
• Jury Appeal: plaintiff sympathy, defendant conduct severity, and public interest.

How the multiplier works

The composite score maps to the multiplier through a curved formula that reflects the non-linear reality of jury behavior. Mild emotional factors add modestly; severe factors compound significantly. The multiplier is applied to the base statistical payout-range prediction, producing a human-factors-adjusted prediction shown side-by-side with the base figure.

When to use it

Human Factors input is optional. For routine cases, the base statistical prediction is sufficient. For cases with unusual emotional weight (catastrophic injury to a child, egregious defendant conduct, severe disfigurement, multiple dependents), human factors scoring captures value that the base prediction would miss.

In settlement strategy

Human Factors Analysis gives both sides a structured, repeatable way to argue about the non-economic upside of a case. Plaintiff counsel can justify demands above base statistical comparables; defense counsel can anticipate plaintiff arguments and prepare to rebut them.