Editorial policy

Sourcing

Material facts come from official sources: court rules, court records and orders, settlement notices and administrators' websites, and government agencies. News reporting is used only for attributed context, never as the only support for a fact.

Each guide lists the sources it relies on, who issued them and what each one supports. We cite only sources we have opened ourselves.

Verification dates

Every source shows the day an editor last checked it against the guide. Every guide shows the day it was first published and the day it was last updated. A guide about a specific settlement records the version of the settlement's facts it was written against, so we can see when those facts change.

Corrections

If we get something wrong, we fix it and add a dated note to the guide saying what changed. The original publication date stays.

To report an error, email info@casehelp.org with the subject "Correction" and the page's address.

Updates and history

We update a guide when an official source changes or a deadline passes, and change its "last updated" date only for a substantive change, not a cosmetic one. An article about a past development stays as history, with its event date, rather than being rewritten as news.

Use of automation

We may use AI tools to help draft or edit. An AI-assisted draft is checked by the editorial team against the sources, like any other text, before it is published. Nothing unverified is published.

Independence

CaseHelp is not a law firm, and the guides are general information, not legal advice. CaseHelp works with independent partner law firms on accident claims; no firm or company pays to appear in, or to shape, a guide.