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CL-2026-0013 · NYC Transit · Slip & Fall · owner J. Whitfield

Current reserve

$32,000

Intake

Investigation

Counsel Assigned

Discovery

Settlement/Litigation

Closed

Next step: Notice of Claim · owner J. Whitfield

Jan 16, 1970

Notice of Claim

Jan 16, 1970

20674 days overdue

50-h examination

Apr 16, 1970

20584 days overdue

Statute of limitations

Jan 16, 1971

20309 days overdue

Overview

Tasks

AI Triage

Counsel & Spend

Activity

Narrative

Alleged slip near elevator entrance.

Injuries

Ankle sprain

Key dates

Oct 18, 1969

Incident occurred

Oct 20, 1969

Claim opened

Oct 25, 1969

Counsel assigned

Dec 2, 1969

Initial investigation complete

Details

AgencyNYC Transit

LocationFlushing-Main St

Incident dateOct 18, 1969

Plaintiff firmHochberg & Vance LLP

DefenseIn-house

Hearings and deadlines

Jan 16, 1970

Notice of Claim due

Apr 16, 1970

50-h examination

Jul 15, 1970

Preliminary conference

Jan 16, 1971

Statute of limitations

Nov 12, 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
Request CCTV and incident report	CL-2026-0013	JW J. Whitfield	Jan 8, 1970 20682 days overdue	High	Overdue
Interview witnesses	CL-2026-0013	JW J. Whitfield	Jan 15, 1970 20675 days overdue	Medium	Overdue
Deadline: Notice of Claim	CL-2026-0013	JW J. Whitfield	Jan 16, 1970 20674 days overdue	High	Overdue

Merit Score

Recommended action: Request 50-h exam

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

FLAGGED

Attorney / firm concentration

Hochberg & Vance LLP appears on 41 other open MTA claims this fiscal year.

+18 risk

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

FLAGGED

Medical treatment consistency

28-day treatment gap inconsistent with the claimed injury pattern.

+10 risk

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: Top factors: attorney / firm concentration, medical treatment consistency.

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 counselIn-house

Lead attorneyJ. Whitfield

Matter openedOct 28, 1969

Recent billing entries

Document review

Dec 17, 1969 · 4.5h

$1,485

Witness interviews

Jan 1, 1970 · 6h

$1,980

Motion drafting

Jan 16, 1970 · 8.2h

$2,706

Settlement authority workflow

Requested

Supervisor review

Approved

Offer history

MTA Feb 15, 1970

$65,000

Plaintiff Feb 25, 1970

$350,000

MTA Mar 17, 1970

$95,000

Plaintiff Apr 6, 1970

$220,000

Authority

Current reserve$32,000

Recommended offer$27,200

Authority levelSupervising Attorney