public List<Claim> TestRule(BusinessRule rule)
        {
            //List<BusinessRule> rules = null;
            List<Claim> claims = null;
            int lapsedTime = 0;
            DateTime now = DateTime.Now;

            //// get business rules for client/rule type id
            //using (BusinessRuleManager repository = new BusinessRuleManager()) {
            //	rules = repository.GetBusinessRules(Globals.RuleType.ClaimAssingmentReview);
            //}

            XElement ruleXML = XElement.Parse(rule.RuleXML);

            // get lapse time units: number of hours or days
            int.TryParse(GetElementValue(ruleXML, "LapseTime"), out lapsedTime);

            // get lapse time type: hours or days
            string lapseTimeType = GetElementValue(ruleXML, "LapseTimeType");

            Expression<Func<Claim, bool>> predicate = null;

            // query filters
            predicate = PredicateBuilder.True<CRM.Data.Entities.Claim>();
            //predicate = predicate.And(x => x.LeadPolicy.Lead.ClientID == clientID);			// claims for this client only
            predicate = predicate.And(x => x.IsActive == true);							// active claims
            predicate = predicate.And(x => x.LastStatusUpdate != null);
            predicate = predicate.And(x => x.ProgressStatusID == (int)Globals.ClaimProgressStatus.ClaimAssignedNotAcceptedYet);

            // determine time lapsed
            if (lapseTimeType == "1") {		// hours
                predicate = predicate.And(x => EntityFunctions.DiffHours(x.LastProgressChanged, now) > lapsedTime);
            }
            else if (lapseTimeType == "2") {	// days
                predicate = predicate.And(x => EntityFunctions.DiffDays(x.LastProgressChanged, now) > lapsedTime);
            }

            using (ClaimManager repository = new ClaimManager()) {
                claims = repository.SearchClaim(predicate);
            }

            return claims;
        }