Anjelica Cappellino, J.D.

With over one million restaurants in the United States and an estimated $828 million in projected sales last year alone, the restaurant industry is big business. And thanks in no small part to reality television, there is no shortage of…

  The report, which analyzes medical malpractice claims from 2004 through 2018, highlights important trends in payout amounts throughout the United States. If the changes in 2018 are any indication, 2019 looks like it will also be a year of…

When Lion Air’s Boeing 737 Max 8 airplane crashed minutes after taking off in Indonesia, killing all 189 people onboard, it was a tragedy. When a mere 5 months later in Ethiopia another Boeing 737 Max 8 jet crashed and…

The conglomerate Johnson & Johnson has been no stranger to litigation, as thousands of pending lawsuits allege that the company’s talc products are contaminated with asbestos. Consumers are claiming that they developed mesothelioma and ovarian cancer as a result of…

A retained expert witness is obligated to present unbiased, factual analysis of a case’s key issues based on their industry expertise. A retained expert witness does not, however, have the right to purposefully concoct erroneous opinions out of spite. One…

Expert testimony is a major component of successful litigation. However, there are instances where the court may deem an expert’s testimony is inadmissible or may largely curtail its scope. In these cases, expert testimony may be rendered useless. For these…

The importance of expert testimony at a trial cannot be overstated, as it oftentimes provides the edge one needs to win a scientifically complex case. The year 2018, in particular, saw some substantial verdict awards, which were earned in no…

For the past several decades, it has been seemingly common knowledge (and strongly recommended by various experts) that the safest place for a child to ride in a car is the back seat. However, litigation in the past few years…

There are few personal injury claims more complex than those dealing with damages to the neurological system. Neurological damages can result from accidents or acts of medical negligence, forming the basis of potential legal claims. Likewise, with over 100 million…

When it comes to expert witnesses, engineers are an often-invoked name during the course of litigation. But merely knowing that your case can benefit from an engineer does not make preparation any easier. The breadth of the field and the…