Catherine De AngelisPartner AssistantJeanne Spera 973.242.1364 Ext. 9015 jspera@wglaw.com Catherine's practice focuses on all aspects of insurance defense litigation in New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. Her experience includes handling cases involving all types of litigation such as premises and automobile liability, construction and product defect, environmental and toxic tort, contract disputes, professional liability, property damage, collections, and coverage actions.
Catherine’s extensive experience includes defending all types of commercial properties, such as movie theaters, restaurants, and other retail establishments, as well as construction companies, contractors, property owners and management companies. Through trial and appeal, she has handled cases at both state and federal levels.
Working in collaboration with her clients, Catherine prides herself on developing unique defense tactics to utilize against the ever-changing theories of liability being alleged against her clients, including deficient lighting, defective design, failure to warn, insufficient warning, food contamination, and more.
With decades of experience, Catherine is sought out by insurance companies and their insureds to successfully defend them in a variety of matters. She worked as in-house counsel for Auto One Insurance Company, handling insurance matters such as first-party and third-party claims, automobile personal injury, subrogation, and premises liability. She has also handled commercial and personal auto/truck negligence, product liability, premises liability, wrongful death, professional liability, construction defect, and commercial disputes.
Catherine is a member of Weber Gallagher’s Wellness Committee. She is also a member of the New Jersey Defense Association and serves on the Premises Liability Committee.
Catherine De AngelisPartner Catherine's practice focuses on all aspects of insurance defense litigation in New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. Her experience includes handling cases involving all types of litigation such as premises and automobile liability, construction and product defect, environmental and toxic tort, contract disputes, professional liability, property damage, collections, and coverage actions.
Catherine’s extensive experience includes defending all types of commercial properties, such as movie theaters, restaurants, and other retail establishments, as well as construction companies, contractors, property owners and management companies. Through trial and appeal, she has handled cases at both state and federal levels.
Working in collaboration with her clients, Catherine prides herself on developing unique defense tactics to utilize against the ever-changing theories of liability being alleged against her clients, including deficient lighting, defective design, failure to warn, insufficient warning, food contamination, and more.
With decades of experience, Catherine is sought out by insurance companies and their insureds to successfully defend them in a variety of matters. She worked as in-house counsel for Auto One Insurance Company, handling insurance matters such as first-party and third-party claims, automobile personal injury, subrogation, and premises liability. She has also handled commercial and personal auto/truck negligence, product liability, premises liability, wrongful death, professional liability, construction defect, and commercial disputes.
Catherine is a member of Weber Gallagher’s Wellness Committee. She is also a member of the New Jersey Defense Association and serves on the Premises Liability Committee.
ExperienceWon a defense verdict on behalf of a commercial client in a complex liability case before a Middlesex County jury where the sympathetic plaintiff sustained a severe and challenging injury while on our client’s premises. The plaintiff alleged inadequate lighting and lack warnings of recent renovations that caused her to misstep on a platform stair that was previously a ramp. The defense, through multiple experts, proved that in fact, the lighting and warnings exceeded the building code requirements and that the accident was instead the result of the plaintiff’s failure to make proper observations of her surroundings. After 2.5 weeks of trial, the jury found our client was not negligent resulting in an award of no cause of action in favor of our client. The plaintiff demanded 5 times the amount of the settlement offer on the table but instead was awarded zero dollars for past, present, and future pain and suffering.
Negotiated reimbursement of thousands of dollars in legal defense costs after securing full defense and indemnification pursuant to contract for a commercial client faced with a significant personal injury lawsuit, and completely eliminated any exposure and defense costs moving forward for the client
Secured post-discovery, pre-trial, summary judgment in favor of a commercial client in a personal injury lawsuit involving a slip and fall accident allegedly due to water on the floor in a restroom. The motion was based mainly on a lack of notice argument. The Superior Court decision, dismissing the plaintiffs’ lawsuit, saved the client thousands of dollars in trial expenses as well as the risks associated with trial.
Professional & Community InvolvementNew Jersey Defense Association (N.J.D.A), Premises Liability Committee Member
Fairfield Public School Social and Emotional Learning Committee, Member
National Retail & Restaurant Defense Association (NRRDA)
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