• Identify every person and entity being released.
• Review general-release, indemnity, hold-harmless, confidentiality and attorney-fee provisions.
• Confirm whether UM/UIM or other first-party rights could be impaired.
• Resolve Medicare, Medi-Cal, ERISA, health-plan, hospital and other reimbursement issues as applicable.
• Preserve complete settlement, release and payment documentation.

Architecture source: California Auto Insurance & Crash Law master index. Guide 22 is a WordPress build scaffold pending primary-source development.