Custrom and practice in the legal industry when a case is in litigation or about to go to litigation, the term, "nuisance value" is a term that the defense evaluates the plaintiff's claims for liability and damages as being a nominal value well less than the costs of defending the action trhough trial.In essence, a "nuisance value" claim by a plaintiff is when the defense evaluates the claim by the plaintiff as not having much merit and the dollar value not being worth much, for example $3,000 or less.The value of "nuisance value" of a claim varies from state to state in this country, but uniformally it is generally an amount less than $5,000.