TortIntel.ai · Platform Intelligence Demo
How the
Jacob Score
Is Calculated.
A live walkthrough of TortIntel.ai's five-dimension mass tort investment analysis — using Suboxone Tooth Decay as the example tort. This is the actual methodology behind every Jacob Score on the platform.
The Jacob Score is a composite 0–100 mass tort investment signal generated by TortIntel.ai for every monitored litigation category. It synthesizes five independently calculated dimensions into a single number — and that number determines whether MTAA recommends entering a tort campaign now, watching it, or passing entirely.
This demo walks through each dimension using Suboxone Tooth Decay as the example tort — with the actual data signals TortIntel uses to calculate each sub-score, and the composite output that drives campaign decisions.
The Five Dimensions
Dimension 01 · Weight: 25%
Causation Science Scan
TortIntel runs three parallel science scanners against every monitored tort: FAERS (FDA Adverse Event Reporting System) disproportionality analysis, PubMed literature depth scoring, and Bradford Hill causation criteria evaluation. The output is a Science Score representing the strength and defensibility of the causal link between the product and the alleged injury.
Scanners Running (Suboxone Example)
● ActiveFAERS Disproportionality
● ActivePubMed Literature Scan
● ActiveBradford Hill Scoring
● ActiveFDA Warning Signal
● ActiveDaubert Risk Assessment
○ N/A — Animal Study Signal
FAERS Signal (Buprenorphine + Dental Injuries)
Reporting Odds Ratio: 4.2× — statistically significant disproportionality at p<0.001. 441K+ drug-AE pairs analyzed. Dental injury AE count: 1,847 reports filed 2020–2023.
PubMed Literature Depth
12 peer-reviewed studies confirming causal mechanism. Strong biological plausibility (pH-lowering mechanism of sublingual film formulation documented). Meta-analysis: 2 published, both statistically significant.
FDA Warning Status
FDA Safety Communication issued January 2022 — "Drug Safety Communication: FDA warns about dental problems with buprenorphine medicines dissolved in the mouth." Strongest possible regulatory causation signal short of market withdrawal.
Daubert Risk Assessment
FDA warning + peer-reviewed literature = LOW Daubert exclusion risk. Causation experts available with published credentials in dental pharmacology. Defense will challenge methodology, not existence of the mechanism.
Science Score
68
Weight in Composite: 25%
Dimension 02 · Weight: 25%
Litigation Momentum Analysis
TortIntel queries CourtListener in real time, tracking MDL case counts, filing velocity, and plaintiff count trajectories across all monitored torts. The Momentum Score captures where a tort is in the litigation lifecycle — early, accelerating, peak, or declining.
Momentum Score
52
Weight in Composite: 25%
Dimension 03 · Weight: 25%
Campaign Window Assessment
The Campaign Score measures the practical advertising environment: how competitive is the media landscape for this tort right now, is the defendant solvent, and does the campaign pass Meta compliance review without structural risk?
Competitive Advertising Environment (Q3 2023)
LOW competition — SpyFu/Facebook Ad Library scan shows <15 active advertisers in Suboxone-related injury space. Most plaintiff firms have not yet built dedicated Suboxone campaigns. CPL at floor: ~$300–380 range.
Defendant Solvency
Reckitt Benckiser: FTSE 100 listed, £14.5B annual revenue (2022). No bankruptcy risk. Settlement capacity clearly exists — confirmed by the 2026 $1.4B settlement announcement.
Meta Advertising Compliance
CLEAR — Dental injury does not trigger Meta Health & Wellness Special Category restrictions at the same level as mental health or pharmaceutical addiction content. Lower creative compliance risk than many pharmaceutical torts.
Campaign Score
71
Weight in Composite: 25%
Dimension 04 · Weight: 15%
Timeline Projection
The Timeline Score reflects proximity to bellwether verdicts or settlement resolution. High Timeline scores mean cases are near resolution — valuable for attorneys who want to see returns quickly. Low Timeline scores mean cases are early — better economics, longer hold period.
Bellwether Trial Date Estimate (Q3 2023 view)
18–36 months from current position. Bellwether selection in early stages. MDL judge has not yet set trial calendar. EARLY-MID timeline — good entry economics, medium hold period.
Timeline Score
35
Weight in Composite: 15%
Dimension 05 · Weight: 10%
Verdict Validation
Confirmed plaintiff verdicts are the strongest possible signal that case value is real and that juries are willing to find for plaintiffs. Early-stage torts have no verdicts — this dimension carries the lowest weight because it is often zero in the most attractive entry windows.
Confirmed Verdicts (Q3 2023)
None confirmed — MDL is pre-bellwether. No jury trials completed. However: Reckitt Benckiser's $1.4B settlement (confirmed 2026) retrospectively validates the case value thesis that existed in 2023.
Verdict Score
10
Weight in Composite: 10%
The Composite Jacob Score
TortIntel weights each dimension by its contribution to campaign success probability and synthesizes the five scores into a single composite output:
51
Jacob Score · Suboxone Tooth Decay · Q3 2023
● ENTER — Campaign Window Open
Weighted composite: (68×0.25) + (52×0.25) + (71×0.25) + (35×0.15) + (10×0.10) = 51.25 → 51
Jacob Score Classification Tiers
0–34
Avoid
Science unproven or campaign window closed. Do not deploy budget.
35–54
Emerging
Ground floor economics. Best entry window. Low CPL, low competition, medium hold period.
55–74
Active
Campaign open, verdicts validating, competition rising. Strong but not floor economics.
75–100
Proven
Verdicts confirmed, settlement in view. Highest CPL, but near-certain resolution.
What TortIntel Monitors Across 48 Torts
Every tort on TortIntel.ai runs this same five-dimension analysis, updated continuously as new court filings, FAERS data, PubMed publications, and advertising environment data come in. The Jacob Score is not a one-time calculation — it is a live signal that changes as litigation evolves.
Current active torts with Jacob Score classifications on TortIntel.ai include: Social Media Youth Harm (55), Suboxone Tooth Decay (51), AFFF Firefighting Foam (76), Depo-Provera/Meningioma (72), Ultra-Processed Food (40), Sports Betting Addiction (38), Video Game Addiction (36), PFAS/Forever Chemicals (68), Paraquat (71), Ozempic/GLP-1 Vision (44), and 38 additional monitored categories.
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Last updated: March 28, 2026 · TortIntel.ai is part of the MTAA Intelligence Suite