Cetrulo & Capone makes use of the skills of legal nurse consultants (LNCs), who coordinate the medical defenses in each of its cases. The LNCs can quickly and cost-effectively screen and review cases, determine medical defense issues, recommend appropriate experts, and act as liaisons between the attorneys and the experts. The LNCs also interact with local counsel and their staff to provide medical defense backup as needed.
Through the LNCs, Cetrulo & Capone has access to and routinely uses a wide range of experts in defending asbestos and other toxic tort claims including local, national and world-renowned:
- Pathologists Economists
- Radiologists Epidemiologists
- Oncologists Industrial Hygienists
- Pulmonary Specialists Engineers
- Thoracic Surgeons Biostatisticians
- Toxicologists State of the Art
- Occupational & Environmental Specialists
The firm takes advantage of its proximity to Boston-area hospitals, such as Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham & Women's Hospital, which allows for the firm to cost-effectively access many medical experts that are world-renowned in their fields of study.
The firm as in-house files and databases which include the experts' background information and biographies as well as transcripts of prior testimonies. These databases are continuously updated.
Cetrulo & Capone LLP also maintains an extensive medical library which contains thousands of medical articles and a variety of textbooks which are updated on a routine basis. Newly published articles are reviewed and ordered through the National Library of Medicine and world-wide "hot topics" are monitored through occupational and environmental medicine list serves.
In addition, the LNC have access to an even wider network of experts through their professional contacts, at educational facilities such as Harvard University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Tufts University, and access to dozens of professional organizations and publications.
