Neutral Case Evaluation means a process in which the parties and their attorneys present to a neutral person, in summary fashion, evidence and arguments supporting their respective positions. The neutral person renders an evaluation of their positions and an opinion as to the likely outcome of the dispute or issues in the dispute if the action tried before a jury.

Neutral Case Evaluation provides a party with an excellent opportunity to obtain an independent evaluation by an experienced expert to provide the party the benefit of the expert’s experience. Neutral experts examine the strengths and weakness of a claim and point out areas of risk. This advice helps with the formulation of Demands for settlement . It also provides a basis for evaluating an offer of settlement.

A Neutral Case Evaluation can be obtained on-line at VirtualCourthouse.com where over 100 experts are available for a party’s selection.

Judge Ahalt has conducted thousands of evaluations while on the bench and since his retirement. He has tracked jury verdicts and studied jury results for many different injuries. He has frequently lectured insurance adjusters, bar associations and other members of the justice community on evaluating the risk of going to trial.

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