A Kaizen Labs prototype for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Demonstration only.

Daniel Ortiz

In LitigationCritical

CL-2026-0006 · MTA Bus · Bus Collision · owner P. Rosen

Current reserve

$9,000,000

Intake

Investigation

Counsel Assigned

Discovery

Settlement/Litigation

Closed

Next step: Statute of Limitations · owner P. Rosen

Mar 17, 1970

Notice of Claim

Mar 17, 1969

Filed

50-h examination

Jun 15, 1969

Filed

Statute of limitations

Mar 17, 1970

Past

Overview

Tasks

AI Triage

Counsel & Spend

Activity

Narrative

$72.5M plaintiff verdict at trial; appeal pending.

Injuries

Spinal cord injury, paraplegia

Key dates

Dec 17, 1968

Incident occurred

Dec 19, 1968

Claim opened

Dec 24, 1968

Counsel assigned

Jan 31, 1969

Initial investigation complete

Details

AgencyMTA Bus

LocationM15-SBS at 1st Ave/14 St

Incident dateDec 17, 1968

Plaintiff firmHochberg & Vance LLP

DefenseArmita DeBell & Rhodes

Hearings and deadlines

Mar 17, 1969

Notice of Claim due

Jun 15, 1969

50-h examination

Sep 13, 1969

Preliminary conference

Mar 17, 1970

Statute of limitations

Jan 11, 1971

Anticipated trial

Evidence library

Platform CCTV - 09:21:48

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Escalator CCTV - 09:22:03

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Incident report PD-3382

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Photos - scene (8)

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NYU Langone records

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Train/bus telemetry

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3 tasks on this claim.

Sort by

Task	Claim	Owner	Due	Priority	Status
Serve discovery demands	CL-2026-0006	PR P. Rosen	Jan 10, 1970 20680 days overdue	High	Overdue
Prepare deposition outline	CL-2026-0006	PR P. Rosen	Jan 17, 1970 20673 days overdue	Medium	Overdue
Deadline: Statute of Limitations	CL-2026-0006	PR P. Rosen	Mar 17, 1970 20614 days overdue	High	Overdue

Merit Score

Recommended action: Marquee matter, supervising attorney lead

Based on incident type, severity, injury pattern, and 14,000+ historical claims with similar fact patterns.

Fraud Risk

Fraud signal analysis

CLEAR

Representation timing

Self-reported; no counsel retained within 48 hours.

no impact

CLEAR

Attorney / firm concentration

Plaintiff firm appears on a normal volume of MTA matters.

no impact

CLEAR

Claimant claim history

No prior MTA claims on record for this claimant.

no impact

CLEAR

Contemporaneous incident report

Official incident report filed on the day of the event.

no impact

CLEAR

Medical treatment consistency

Treatment cadence and records are consistent with claimed injuries.

no impact

CLEAR

Medical provider concentration

Treating provider is not flagged across other open claims.

no impact

CLEAR

Geographic / temporal clustering

No unusual cluster of similar incidents at this location.

no impact

CLEAR

Evidence corroboration

CCTV and telemetry support the claimant narrative.

no impact

Why this score: No elevated risk factors. Routine handling recommended.

Advisory analytics. Every flag is reviewed by an investigator before any action.

Similar past claims

Claim	Year	Outcome	Amount
CL-2024-0817	2024	Settled pre-litigation	$96,000
CL-2023-2244	2023	Settled at mediation	$142,500
CL-2022-1108	2022	Tried, defense verdict	$0
CL-2021-3902	2021	Settled at trial	$210,000

Counsel assignment

Current counselArmita DeBell & Rhodes

Lead attorneyR. DeBell

Matter openedDec 27, 1968

Budget vs billed

Billed $187,500Budget $250,000

Recent billing entries

Document review

Feb 15, 1969 · 4.5h

$1,485

Witness interviews

Mar 2, 1969 · 6h

$1,980

Motion drafting

Mar 17, 1969 · 8.2h

$2,706

Settlement authority workflow

Requested

Supervisor review

Approved

Offer history

MTA Apr 16, 1969

$65,000

Plaintiff Apr 26, 1969

$350,000

MTA May 16, 1969

$95,000

Plaintiff Jun 5, 1969

$220,000

Authority

Current reserve$9,000,000

Recommended offer$7,650,000

Authority levelSupervising Attorney