# Set up a mass tort case: product, exposure period, MDL docket

> How to set up a Mass Tort & Product Liability case in Medrecords AI and fill in the product, exposure period and MDL docket before you confirm.

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## Set up a mass tort case: product, exposure period, MDL docket

To set up a mass tort case in Medrecords AI, pick Mass Tort & Product Liability and upload 1 claimant's records. After the first read, the Confirm case details window opens. You check the product, the exposure period and the MDL docket there. These details lock when you confirm, so check them with care.

Last checked 2026-10-24 — ·Written by Ahmed Jemaa

**Help center contents26 articles**
Start here

- [Choose the right case type](https://medrecords.ai/help/tasks/choose-case-type/)
- [Which files can you upload?](https://medrecords.ai/help/tasks/file-types-limits/)
- [Confirm the case details, key date and focus](https://medrecords.ai/help/tasks/confirm-case/)
- [Fix a failed upload or a stuck case](https://medrecords.ai/help/tasks/troubleshooting/)

Work with the records

- [Read the medical chronology](https://medrecords.ai/help/tasks/chronology/)
- [Check any fact against its source page](https://medrecords.ai/help/tasks/verify-source/)
- [Search your records with exact text or keywords](https://medrecords.ai/help/tasks/search/)
- [Filter and group the documents index](https://medrecords.ai/help/tasks/documents-index/)
- [Add flags, highlights and notes to records](https://medrecords.ai/help/tasks/annotations/)
- [How duplicate pages are found and removed](https://medrecords.ai/help/tasks/deduplication/)
- [Work through the missing records list](https://medrecords.ai/help/tasks/missing-records/)
- [Add records to an existing case](https://medrecords.ai/help/tasks/add-records-later/)

Write and share

- [Edit the chronological narrative](https://medrecords.ai/help/tasks/narrative/)
- [Create a report in Report Studio](https://medrecords.ai/help/tasks/report-studio/)
- [Set up report templates](https://medrecords.ai/help/tasks/templates/)
- [Export your work](https://medrecords.ai/help/tasks/export/)

Account and trust

- [Set your role](https://medrecords.ai/help/tasks/roles/)
- [Is Medrecords AI HIPAA compliant, and who can see my cases?](https://medrecords.ai/help/tasks/security-hipaa/)
- [How accurate is Medrecords AI, and what are its limits?](https://medrecords.ai/help/tasks/accuracy-limits/)
- [Glossary of terms](https://medrecords.ai/help/glossary/)

Case type playbooks

- [Work a birth injury case](https://medrecords.ai/help/case-types/birth-injury/)
- [Work a nursing home neglect case](https://medrecords.ai/help/case-types/nursing-home/)
- [Work a VA disability case](https://medrecords.ai/help/case-types/va-disability/)
- [Work a mass tort case](https://medrecords.ai/help/case-types/mass-tort/)
- [Work a medical malpractice case](https://medrecords.ai/help/case-types/medical-malpractice/)
- [Work a personal injury or car crash case](https://medrecords.ai/help/case-types/personal-injury/)

[See every topic on the help center home](https://medrecords.ai/help/)

### Before you start

- Make 1 case for each claimant. A case cannot hold more than 1 person.
- Gather all of that claimant's records first. PDF, Word, images, text and ZIP files work. TIFF, GIF and HEIC files are not read, so save them as PDF or JPG. See [which files you can upload](https://medrecords.ai/help/tasks/file-types-limits/).
- You pay 1 credit for each page you upload.

### Pick the case type

Pick **Mass Tort & Product Liability** in the case type list. Your role only changes the order of the list. Every role can pick every case type. See [choose the right case type](https://medrecords.ai/help/tasks/choose-case-type/).

This case type pre-selects 3 reports: Record Review, Causation Analysis and Damages Summary. You can remove any of them before you confirm. A report is charged only when you confirm it.

### Fill in the case details

When the first read is done, the case status changes to **Needs confirming** . The **Confirm case details** window opens. It has a section called **Case details** . Nothing there is required. A field left empty is recorded as not stated in the records.

The app fills in these fields from the records where it can. You check them and change them.

| Field | What to enter |
| --- | --- |
| Forum state | The state where the claim is filed |
| Product | The product as the records name it, such as a drug or a device |
| Exposure period | When use started and when it stopped |
| MDL docket | The MDL docket for the case, if there is one. MDL means multidistrict litigation |

**Product** , **Exposure period** and **MDL docket** are free text. Type the product name the way the records print it. An empty field shows "Not stated in the records".

### Check the focus and key date

On a mass tort case, the focus is the claimed injuries. There is no body parts list on this case type.

1. Read the case summary and fix anything wrong.
2. Remove focus items that are not part of the claim. Type a missing injury in "+ add your own".
3. Check the key date. On this case type it is called "Start of exposure", such as the implant date or the first dose. Press **Make primary** on the right date. Use **Add date** for others, such as a removal surgery, and add a note to each.
4. Press **Confirm and continue** . Confirming is free. You write reports later in the Report studio.

You must keep at least 1 focus item or a main key date.

### What you cannot change later

After you confirm, the case details, focus and key dates lock. If you add records later, the confirm window opens again and you can update your answers then. See [add records to an existing case](https://medrecords.ai/help/tasks/add-records-later/).

### Set up the next claimant the same way

Use the same product wording on every claimant's case. It makes reports easier to compare. Set a default report template for this case type, so each new case starts with the same layout. See [set up report templates](https://medrecords.ai/help/tasks/templates/).

Read more about [product liability causation review](https://medrecords.ai/solutions/product-liability-medical-causation-review/).

Medrecords AI organizes and cites the records. Its output is not a medical or legal opinion and does not replace your expert.

### Related help

- [Mass tort playbook home](https://medrecords.ai/help/case-types/mass-tort/)
- [Find proof of use in the records](https://medrecords.ai/help/case-types/mass-tort/records/)
- [Confirm the case details, key date and focus](https://medrecords.ai/help/tasks/confirm-case/)
- [Mass tort questions and answers](https://medrecords.ai/help/case-types/mass-tort/faq/)

Facts checked against the Medrecords AI app code on 2026-10-24.

### Try it on a real file

Upload a case and see the page count and cost before you confirm.

[Book a demo](https://medrecords.ai/demo/)