Editorial Policy

Every statutory figure on Settlebrook — damage caps, comparative fault rules, statutes of limitations, workers’ comp benefit rates and duration caps — is checked against a primary source: the state’s own statute text, a state court decision, or an official state agency page (a workers’ compensation board, insurance department, or labor department). We do not source legal figures from aggregator sites, law-firm marketing pages, or other calculator websites, and we do not repeat a commonly cited figure without independently confirming it on an official page first.

Where an official source could not be independently confirmed — a page blocked from automated access, a scanned or image-only document, a JavaScript-rendered table with no extractable text — we say so on the page rather than publish a guessed number. Our workers’ comp maximum weekly benefits table is a working example of this: figures that couldn’t be confirmed against an official source are marked “Pending official confirmation” instead of filled in.

The three calculator pages and every state-specific page display a “Last reviewed” stamp under the headline. That date marks the last time someone at Settlebrook re-checked the page’s legal claims against current law and current official sources — not the last time the page’s wording or design changed. A page can be edited for clarity or formatting without its review date moving; only a legal re-verification updates it.

Pages are reviewed on a rolling basis, prioritized by how likely the underlying law is to have changed: workers’ comp benefit rates and caps that states update annually or by fiscal year are checked most often, while settled doctrines like the basic multiplier method are checked less frequently. When a legislature or court changes a rule we cite, we aim to update the affected page in the same cycle we discover it, not wait for a scheduled pass.

If you find a figure on Settlebrook that’s outdated, mis-sourced, or wrong, use the contact form or email contact@settlebrook.com with the page URL, the figure you believe is wrong, and the correct figure with its source if you have one. Corrections to legal and statutory figures are prioritized over other feedback and are typically reviewed within 2 business days.

Once a correction is confirmed against a primary source, we update the page and its “Last reviewed” date immediately — we don’t hold corrections for a scheduled review cycle.

Settlebrook’s calculators and editorial content are informational tools, not legal advice, and using them does not create an attorney-client relationship. We verify the legal figures we cite, but we cannot assess the specific facts of any individual case — liability, evidence quality, venue, and negotiation all affect a real settlement in ways no calculator can. Anyone with an active claim should consult a licensed attorney in their state before making a decision.

Content on Settlebrook is published under a single byline, “Settlebrook Editorial,” rather than attributed to individual writers. This reflects how the site is actually produced: every page goes through the same sourcing and review process described above regardless of who drafted it, so the byline names the process and the publication, not a person. See our methodology page for the formulas and calculation logic behind each tool, and our about page for who runs the site.