diff --git a/src/routes/settings.import.tsx b/src/routes/settings.import.tsx
index 91642b3..65a7f57 100644
--- a/src/routes/settings.import.tsx
+++ b/src/routes/settings.import.tsx
@@ -427,6 +427,7 @@ const IMPORTERS: ImporterConfig[] = [
     aliases: {
       id: "external_id", expenseid: "external_id", externalid: "external_id",
       caseid: "_caseext", matterid: "_caseext", casenumber: "_casenum",
+      casename: "_casename", casetitle: "_casename", matter: "_casename", mattername: "_casename",
       description: "description", notes: "description",
       amount: "amount", cost: "amount",
       billable: "billable",
@@ -436,8 +437,12 @@ const IMPORTERS: ImporterConfig[] = [
     boolCols: ["billable"],
     dateCols: ["expense_date"],
     transform: (r, ctx) => {
-      r.case_id = (r._caseext && ctx.caseByExt.get(String(r._caseext))) || (r._casenum && ctx.caseByNumber.get(String(r._casenum))) || null;
-      delete r._caseext; delete r._casenum;
+      r.case_id =
+        (r._caseext && ctx.caseByExt.get(String(r._caseext))) ||
+        (r._casenum && ctx.caseByNumber.get(String(r._casenum))) ||
+        (r._casename && ctx.caseByTitle.get(String(r._casename).toLowerCase().trim())) ||
+        null;
+      delete r._caseext; delete r._casenum; delete r._casename;
       if (!r.case_id || r.amount == null) return null;
       r.user_id = ctx.userId;
       return r;
@@ -705,6 +710,12 @@ function ImportPage() {
           bumpSkip("missing or invalid hours");
         } else if (cfg.table === "time_entries" && !row.description && !row._activity) {
           bumpSkip("missing description/activity");
+        } else if (cfg.table === "expenses" && !row.case_id && !row._caseext && !row._casenum && !row._casename) {
+          bumpSkip("missing case reference");
+        } else if (cfg.table === "expenses" && (row._caseext || row._casenum || row._casename) && !row.case_id) {
+          bumpSkip("case not found (import cases first or match case title/number)");
+        } else if (cfg.table === "expenses" && row.amount == null) {
+          bumpSkip("missing or invalid amount");
         } else {
           bumpSkip("rejected by transform");
         }