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The Bidirectionality of Lawyer Reporting Bias in Disproportionality Analysis

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  • Manfred Hauben

  • Rave Harpaz

  • July 1, 2026

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    US law firms invest heavily in advertising for pharmaceutical tort litigation, soliciting potential plaintiffs for consultations.

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    Solicited reports from lawyers can distort spontaneous reporting system data, leading to biased disproportionality analysis results.

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    Lawyer reporting bias can inflate signal detection measures, resulting in false-positive signals of disproportionate reporting.

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    Masking can occur when litigation-driven reports suppress disproportionality measures, potentially leading to false-negative biases.

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    The impact of lawyer reports on drug-event associations is selective, necessitating focused analysis on specific drug-event pairs.

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The Bidirectionality of Lawyer Reporting Bias in Disproportionality Analysis

  • by Manfred Hauben, Rave Harpaz

  • July 1, 2026

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