Argumentation and Judgement Factors: LLM-based Discovery and Application in Insurance Disputes (2026.eacl-long)
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| Challenge: | In this paper, we focus on finding legal factors for a specific case type under consideration . we propose a multi-step approach for discovering a list of AJFs for . a given case type. |
| Approach: | They propose a multi-step approach for discovering a list of AJFs for a given case type . they construct and evaluate the discovered list on two different types of cases . |
| Outcome: | The proposed approach is based on a set of relevant legal documents and a large-scale LLM. |
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