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.
ExperienceSuccessfully defended a premises liability case through appeal and assisted during trial on a case where the plaintiff alleged that she slipped and fell in unidentified liquid on a tile floor. The cause of the fall was initially identified as the plaintiff tripping on the carpeted area for an unknown reason as there were no defects in the area. The plaintiff sustained a closed head injury and a displaced, comminuted distal humerus fracture for which she underwent open reduction with internal fixation. The medical records confirmed that the plaintiff reported tripping on the carpet. Despite the witness accounts that the plaintiff tripped over her own feet, she continued to prosecute the case claiming she fell on liquid. Although motion practice was successful, the plaintiff was able to secure a favorable decision on appeal and the case proceeded to trial. At trial, the defense led by trial attorney Kenneth Sharperson, Esq., focused on the inconsistent stories of what caused the plaintiff to fall. The jury found that there was no water on the floor where the plaintiff alleged she fell and that the client was not negligent in causing the plaintiff’s fall (6-0). The plaintiff’s initial settlement demand was $500,000.
Defended a premises liability case through trial for a commercial client where the jury found no negligence on part of the client as it related to a personal injury due to a defective stair.
Successfully defended the insurance company after both jury and bench trials brought by various medical providers for thousands of dollars in first party claims denied based on lack of medical necessity, fraud, incomplete/insufficient/improper claims documents and excessive billing.
Professional & Community InvolvementNew Jersey Defense Association (N.J.D.A), Premises Liability Committee Member
Fairfield Public School Social and Emotional Learning Committee, Member
AssistantJeanne Spera
973.242.1364 Ext. 9015
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