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Individualized assessment at scale
In class action lawsuits, life care planners provide essential expertise by assessing the long-term medical, rehabilitation, and support needs of multiple individuals within a shared litigation context. At CBA, our Certified Life Care Planners specialize in creating individualized life care plans for each participant.
We recognize that each individual’s clinical presentation and care requirements may differ, even within the same class action. Our planners conduct thorough evaluations to address each person’s specific medical, therapeutic, and support needs. This supports the development of cost projections that reflect the anticipated needs of each participant.
Our experience includes complex matters such as train accidents, aviation incidents, long-term care negligence, and other serious injury and fatality cases.
Services are provided to both plaintiff and defence counsel. All opinions are based on objective clinical analysis and established life care planning methodology.
How we support class action proceedings
Our class action life care planning services are designed to deliver individualized assessments efficiently across large groups of participants.
Individualized assessments
Each participant receives a thorough individual evaluation that addresses their specific medical, therapeutic, and support needs. There is no template approach.
Detailed cost projections
Each plan includes clear, line-by-line projected costs for ongoing care, medical treatment, rehabilitation, and adaptive equipment.
Consistent methodology
A standardized methodology ensures consistency and comparability across all plans within the class action, while respecting individual differences.
Scalable process
Our team is structured to handle multi-participant engagements efficiently, with coordinated scheduling, documentation management, and reporting timelines.
Coordinated with counsel
We work with counsel to align assessment schedules, reporting format, and deliverables with the needs of the proceeding.
Comprehensive reporting
Each report provides a well-documented foundation for understanding the long-term impact on each participant, to support informed decision-making within the litigation process.
In class action matters, each participant requires an individualized assessment that reflects their specific needs, not a one-size-fits-all estimate.
The importance of individualized planning
Even within a class action involving a common injury, each individual’s care needs may differ significantly.
Different severity levels
Individuals may experience different degrees of the same condition, requiring different levels of care, different therapies, and different projected costs.
Different life stages
A child, an adult, and a senior affected by the same harm will have fundamentally different projected care timelines and requirements.
Different baseline needs
Pre-existing conditions, co-morbidities, and individual circumstances affect what each participant needs going forward. Our plans are designed to capture those distinctions.
Report types for class action matters
The appropriate report type depends on the complexity of each participant's situation.
Future Care Needs and Cost Analysis
The primary report for individuals involved in class action matters with complex or catastrophic injuries. Each participant receives an individualized, comprehensive assessment that projects their specific lifetime care needs and costs, providing detailed projections of future care needs and associated costs of each individual.
Cost Projection of Future Care Needs
Ideal for individuals in class action matters with less complex injuries where a standardized, focused cost estimation is sufficient. The flat-fee structure and streamlined process make this report type particularly efficient for large groups with defined medical issues.
Future Loss of Services Needs and Costs Analysis
Quantifies the future cost of replacing practical services affected by the harm, including caregiving, housekeeping, household management, home maintenance, transportation, and other support needs, where applicable to the individual participant.
Life Care Plan Critiques
Reviews opposing expert assessments within the class action, evaluating whether the methodology is consistent across participants, whether individual care needs have been properly assessed, and whether cost projections are supported by each individual's clinical evidence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can CBA handle large participant groups?
Yes. Our team is structured to manage multi-participant engagements efficiently, with coordinated assessment scheduling, documentation management, and reporting timelines. We work closely with class counsel to meet the needs of the proceeding.
Does each individual get their own life care plan?
How do you ensure consistency across multiple plans?
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