Cetrulo & Capone LLP is New England's leading and fastest-growing law firm for toxic torts defense. Since its inception, our firm has provided clients with efficient, innovative, and effective representation in actions involving personal injury or property damage arising from exposure to a variety of potentially toxic substances, including Agent Orange, asbestos, benzene, beryllium, lead paint, silicone gel, chemicals, gases, and particulates. Our attorneys, with over 100 years of combined relevant experience, have gained a national reputation for skill, intellect, foresight, attention to detail, and focus on client needs.
Cetrulo & Capone LLP represents numerous toxic tort clients on a local, regional and national level. Our attorneys serve as National Coordinating Counsel for Fortune 500 companies in industry-wide, multi-jurisdictional toxic substance litigation, developing clients' litigation strategy and managing local and regional counsel. Our attorneys have defended our clients in almost every state in the United States, and have tried cases in all of the New England states, New York, New Jersey, the District of Columbia, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Louisiana and Mississippi.
In addition, Cetrulo & Capone LLP founding partner and chair of the Toxic Tort Practice Group, Lawrence G. Cetrulo, serves as the court-appointed Liaison Counsel for asbestos defendants in the Massachusetts and Rhode Island asbestos litigations. In this capacity, Mr. Cetrulo, in conjunction with the firm's other attorneys, has played an instrumental role in the promulgation of the Massachusetts Asbestos Litigation (MAL) Pre-Trial Orders, widely praised for promoting speedy resolution of claims, predictability in results, and lower litigation costs. Cetrulo & Capone LLP's close working relationship with the MAL Presiding Judge, Special Master, and opposing counsel allows for the early and equitable resolution of issues between co-defendants and with plaintiff's counsel.
The Toxic Tort Practice Group boasts a team of attorneys with first chair toxic tort experience, nationally-renowned partners, experienced associates and paralegals and two in-house legal nurse consultants. Out attorneys have specialized training and expertise in all areas involving the defense of toxic tort cases including:
- multi-party, multi-jurisdictional practice;
- complex case management;
- development of sophisticated medical defenses;
- trial of consolidated cases; and
- computerized case and file management.
Cetrulo & Capone LLP offers clients a full spectrum of legal services. Our attorneys are successful litigators, recently prevailing on Daubert challenge in the Benzene Litigation and on a motion seeking a novel application of a Statute of Repose. Besides dispositive motions, our attorneys are well versed in negotiating reasonable settlements, both informally and with alternative dispute resolution practitioners. Our attorneys also conduct due diligence on behalf of clients seeking to buy target companies engaged in toxic tort/mass tort litigation. In this role, we assess risk and advise clients of potential future claims, successor liability, insurance coverage, and similar issues.
Our attorneys receive national recognition for their prowess. Lawrence G. Cetrulo authors the preeminent treatise on toxic tort litigation, the three-volume "Toxic Tort Litigation Guide," published by Thomson West. A number of our attorneys are consistently recognized as Super Lawyers.
Cetrulo & Capone LLP is dedicated to providing the highest quality, yet most cost-effective, defense possible to each of its toxic tort clients.
