Pennsylvania Auto Injury Cases: From Accident to Trial

Agenda / Content Covered

Session Time: 9:00 AM - 12:15 PM Eastern
Break: 10:30 AM - 10:45 AM Eastern
Presenters: Jamie Joseph Anzalone and Caelie McCormick Sweigart

1. Crash Insights and Accident Investigation Tips
   1. What You Need to Find Out Before the Claim
   2. Crash Basics for Attorneys
   3. Accident Investigation Strategies
   4. Truck Accident Investigation Tips
   5. Medical Records: How to Get Them and What to Look For
2. Damages in Auto Injury
   1. Property Damage and Diminished Value
   2. Medical Expenses (Past and Future)
   3. Lost Wages and Earning Capacity
   4. Pain and Suffering and Other General Damages
   5. Wrongful Death Damages
   6. Punitive Damages - When and How to Pursue Them
3. Claim Negotiations and Pleadings
   1. Demand Packages
   2. Negotiating With Auto Insurance Adjusters
   3. Settlement Agreement Checklist
   4. Pleadings in Auto Injury Cases
4. Discovery, Doctor Depositions, and Evidence
   1. Sample Discovery Requests
   2. Smartphone and Text Evidence
   3. Discovery of GPS, Black Box, DriveCam, and Other Telematics
   4. Doctor Depositions
   5. Getting Your Evidence Admitted (and Keeping Theirs Out)
5. Taking the Auto Accident Case to Trial
   1. Preparation Checklist
   2. Jury Selection (with Sample Voir Dire Questions)
   3. Opening Statements
   4. Witness Testimony and Evidence Presentation
   5. Closing Arguments and Jury Instructions

Accreditation Details:

JAMIE JOSEPH ANZALONE, of Anzalone Law Offices, LLC, is a 2006 graduate of the Penn State Dickinson School of Law, where he was a member of the Order of the Barristers. With offices located in Wilkes-Barre, Stroudsburg, and Towanda, he limits his practice to the areas of personal injury, trucking litigation, nursing home, medical malpractice, and products liability. Mr. Anzalone has been selected to the Pennsylvania Rising Stars from 2012-2016 and Pennsylvania Super Lawyers in 2017-2021. He has been inducted into the Million Dollar Advocates Forum and the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum, having secured multiple settlements more than one million dollars and two million dollars. Mr. Anzalone is board certified in civil trial law by the National Board of Trial Advocacy, an honor which only 3% of the attorneys in the country enjoy. Board certification requires rigorous qualifications showing your expertise and the passing of 6-hour exam. He has had over countless cases published in the Pennsylvania Law Weekly "Verdicts and Settlements" section and AAJ's TRIAL Magazine, with settlements being in the Top PA Verdicts and Settlements of 2012, 2013, 2016 and 2019 respectively. Mr. Anzalone has also been named to the 2014 New Lawyers Division Stars for the American Association of Justice. He has been recognized by the National Trial Lawyers as a Top Ten attorney in trucking and nursing home litigation in Pennsylvania. Mr. Anzalone has lectured extensively for the Pennsylvania Bar Institute, Pennsylvania Association of Justice, American Association of Justice, Northeast Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers, and National Business Institute. He frequently lectures on topics including medical malpractice, negligent security, nursing home litigation, trucking litigation, maximizing damages in automobile cases and building automobile cases from start to finish. Mr. Anzalone has been the chairperson of the Luzerne County Bench Bar, which hosts over 300 lawyers and judges, since 2014. He is the current president of the regional Trial Lawyer Association, Northeast Pennsylvania Trial Lawyer Association (NEPTLA). Mr. Anzalone also sits on the Executive Committee of the Luzerne County Bar Association, and the Board of Governors for PAJ and AAJ. In the community, he currently serves as a member of the board of directors with numerous local charitable organizations. Mr. Anzalone has chaired the UNICO Football Allstar Game, which raises money for mental health and retardation, since 2008. Anzalone Law Offices, LLC, has taken over sponsorship of this game and underwrites all expenses so that every dollar raised goes directly to charity. He was the recipient of the Wings of Life Award, which is given for exemplary community service by the Muscular Dystrophy Association. Mr. Anzalone is a member of PBA, PAAJ, AAJ, and the Luzerne and Lackawanna bar associations. He received his undergraduate degree from Lafayette College in 2003, where he earned Three-Time Academic All-American Honors in football.

CAELIE McCORMICK SWEIGART, Esquire, is a member of the Anzalone Law Offices, LLC in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, where she focuses her practice on plaintiff's personal injury, specifically motor vehicle collisions, slip and falls, and premises liability. She is a member of the Pennsylvania Association for Justice, American Association for Justice, Northeastern Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association, the Pennsylvania Bar Association, and the Wilkes-Barre Law & Library Association. Ms. McCormick Sweigart is admitted to practice in the state courts of Pennsylvania and New Jersey, as well as the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania and the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey. After graduating summa cum laude from the Pennsylvania State University with a B.A. degree in public relations and a minor in political science, she attended the Penn State Dickinson School of Law. During her time at Dickinson, Ms. McCormick Sweigart excelled in the classroom and was named a member of the Woolsack Honor Society, which is comprised of the top ten percent of students in each graduating class. She graduated cum laude from Dickinson in 2010.