How you get paid

What to do to get paid for what happened to you.

Five moves, in the order you make them — and the same case worked through all five, from the sentence you type to the figure that lands in your account. Every number against it is the national benchmark for that claim type.

The case we follow

“You report a safety violation to management on Monday. By Friday you receive a termination letter citing ‘performance issues’ — despite a clean record and no prior warnings.”

Wrongful termination, California. The figures below are the national benchmark for that claim type — the same ones the product prices it with.

Median
$80,000
Average
$142,000
Win rate
62%
Duration
18 mo
01
Discovery
02
Email parsing
03
Valuation
04
Lawyer finder
05
Fee and payout
Coming soon
01Discovery

First, find out it is a claim at all.

Most people never get paid because they never learn they had anything to file. Say what happened in your own words and Outh matches it against 100+ claim types across employment, personal injury, police and education — and tells you which ones fit, what each is worth, and how often they win.

  • One thing that happened is often two or three claims
  • Each match comes with its benchmark settlement and win rate
  • What it rules out stays on screen, so you can see the whole board
Worked example · step 01
YouYou typed: “I reported a safety violation on Monday. I was fired on Friday for ‘performance’, with a clean record and no warnings.”
OuthTwo claims, not one — wrongful termination (avg $142,000, wins 62%) and retaliation (avg $128,000, wins 55%). Four days between the report and the letter is the fact that carries both.
outh — claim discovery
SWEEP · 100+ CLAIM TYPES$142K$128K$45KFOUND 01Wrongful TerminationFOUND 02RetaliationFOUND 03Unpaid Overtime3 MATCHES
02Email parsing

Then get the proof, without going looking for it.

A claim is only worth what you can evidence. Connect Gmail, read-only, and Outh pulls the threads that matter — the safety report, the separation agreement, the payroll correction — and files them against the case with their dates, parties and figures already read out.

  • Read-only access, revocable from your Google account at any time
  • Threads matched against claim types, not keyword-spotted
  • Everything that is not a claim is skipped and stays skipped
Worked example · step 02
YouConnected the inbox. 1,284 threads read, 37 attachments.
OuthThree threads that matter, timestamped: the safety report (14 Mar), the termination letter (18 Mar) and the separation agreement. The four-day gap is now documented rather than remembered.
outh — inbox parse
GMAIL · READ-ONLY · PARSE QUEUERe: Separation agreementhr@acme-inc.comWrongful TerminationCASE OPENED · DATES FILLEDSafety report — 14 Marsafety@acme-inc.comRetaliationCASE OPENED · DATES FILLEDTimesheet correctionpayroll@acme-inc.comUnpaid OvertimeCASE OPENED · DATES FILLEDThis week's picksnews@lunchclub.ioNOT A CLAIM — SKIPPEDCitation reminderno-reply@parking.govNOT A CLAIM — SKIPPED1,284 THREADS READ · 37 ATTACHMENTS · 3 CLAIMS FOUND
03Valuation

Now find out what it is worth, before anyone tells you.

The first number you hear is usually the other side’s. Outh gives you yours first: the benchmark for your exact claim type in your state, as a range rather than a single figure, so you can tell a fair offer from a fast one.

  • Median settlement, win rate and expected duration for the claim type
  • A band that widens with what is unknown and narrows as evidence lands
  • Priced from the day the case actually started, not the day you signed up
Worked example · step 03
YouPriced the wrongful-termination claim in California.
OuthMedian $80,000, average $142,000, 80% of comparable cases between $34,000 and $215,000. Wins 62% of the time and runs about 18 months. An early offer of $25,000 now reads as what it is.
outh — outcome range
WRONGFUL TERMINATION · 80% INTERVALP10$34KP50$80KP90$215K80% OF COMPARABLE CASES LAND HERE · AVERAGE $142K
04Lawyer finder

Get a lawyer who takes this claim, and takes it on contingency.

You do not need money to start — you need someone who runs this claim type in your jurisdiction and will work for a share of the result. Outh matches you to them and puts the terms on screen before the first call: contingency share, retainer, and what is left for you.

  • Matched on claim type and venue, ranked by fit
  • Contingency range and expected retainer shown up front
  • “Pure contingency — no upfront cost” where that is how the work is taken
Worked example · step 04
YouAsked for counsel on an employment retaliation claim in California.
OuthThree firms that run this claim type, best match 92%, 33% contingency, no retainer. You walk into that call knowing the fee and the range it applies to.
outh — counsel match
COUNSEL · MATCHED TO CLAIM TYPEAFirm AEmployment · 14 yrsCONTINGENCY 33% · NO RETAINERMATCH92%BEST MATCHBFirm BEmployment · 9 yrsCONTINGENCY 35% · NO RETAINERMATCH81%CFirm CCivil rights · 21 yrsCONTINGENCY 40% · NO RETAINERMATCH74%
05Fee and payoutComing soon

Last, know what actually lands in your account.

A settlement figure is not what you get. The fee comes out of it, and it moves depending on how far the case runs. Outh shows the fee a named firm will charge for your case, quoted up front, and the payout it leaves you at each stage the case could end at.

  • The fee quoted before you sign, not discovered at settlement
  • Take-home at an early settlement, after filing, and at trial
  • In development — pricing and availability announced when it ships
Worked example · step 05
YouRan the fee against the median outcome for the claim.
OuthSettle at $80,000 on a 33% contingency and you keep $53,600. At the average for this claim type, $142,000, you keep $95,140. Nobody has to explain the deduction to you afterwards.
outh — fee and take-home
SETTLEMENT SPLIT · QUOTED UP FRONTAT THE MEDIAN FOR THIS CLAIM$80,000YOU KEEP$53,600FEE · 33%$26,400QUOTED BEFORE YOU SIGNSETTLES EARLYFEE 33%$53,600AFTER FILINGFEE 35%$52,000AT THE AVERAGE, $142,000FEE 33%$95,140
More worked examples

The same five moves, on other situations.

Every one of these is a claim type Outh prices today, with the benchmark it prices it at. Open any of them to see the full range, the win rate and what a lawyer charges for it.

Median, average and win rate are the national benchmark for each claim type. “You keep” applies a 33% contingency to the median and rounds — the real figure is the one your own lawyer quotes.

Start with move one

Your case, through all five.

One sentence about what happened is enough to start — or connect your mail and let Outh find it. The five moves above run on your facts, in your state, and hand back the claim, the range, the lawyer and the fee.

Areas of law covered
  • ✓Employment
  • ✓Personal Injury
  • ✓Police
  • ✓Education
100+ claim types in all.

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