An AI tool typically works like this: it takes the information you enter (injury type, treatment, time off work) and outputs a range based on patterns it has learned from other cases.
In Fremont, that can go off track fast because the “pattern” doesn’t account for the evidence that matters most in Nebraska claims, such as:
- Whether your work restrictions were documented clearly (and consistently) after your injury
- How your wage loss is supported by pay records and the periods you were actually unable to work
- Whether the insurer challenges the timeline—for example, questions about when symptoms began or when reporting happened
- Whether your condition reached maximum medical improvement in a way that affects negotiation value
A calculator can’t review your medical timeline the way a lawyer evaluates it, and it can’t predict how an adjuster will frame the facts if the claim becomes contested.


