David J. Krolikowski

David is a member of a firm wide, multidisciplinary group - Marshall Dennehey COVID-19 Task Force - created to address and support your real-time legal and business concerns in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

David’s practice focuses upon finding solutions to complex problems in high-exposure claims aided by his significant technical background in biotechnology and chemistry. This has involved him acting as national Specialty Counsel for a major insurance company, litigating birth-injury, catastrophic injury and stroke claims throughout the country.

David also serves as the co-chair of the firm's Medical Device and Pharmaceutical Liability Practice Group, where his practice involves the representation of pharmaceutical/medical device companies in Federal Multi-District Litigation, and mass torts. He is also experiencedlitigating complicated environmental coverage actions, and handling complex, multi-party litigation and environmental contamination claims.

With more than 10 years of experience in research and development activities in chemistry and biology for major pharmaceutical companies, David now leverages this knowledge in defending his clients. In 1998, he graduated cum laude from Temple University where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Biology with an emphasis in Molecular Biology. While earning his degree, David worked as a Combinatorial Chemist for Rhone-Poulenc-Rorer Pharmaceuticals where he helped develop a novel activated resin for chemical library synthesis. . He subsequently joined the gene therapy/cardiovascular department where he conducted extensive research into the molecular mechanism and possible treatments of cardio infarctions. (See Guo, et al. and Liu et al., under Published Works).

In 2000, David joined the immunology/oncology department of Sanofi-Aventis Pharmaceuticals where he managed a portfolio of potential drug candidates. It was during this time that David became admitted to the United States Patent and Trademark Bar and conducted strategic analysis related to potential new drug candidates. David then went to law school where in 2005, he graduated from Rutgers School of Law, in Newark, NJ. After graduation, David began to litigate product liability, medical malpractice and commercial matters, and was also involved in developing corporate compliance guidelines for a major health care corporation.

Year joined

2008

Results

Defense verdict for OB/GYN where demand was $20 million.

Health Care Liability
March 1, 2020

We obtained a defense verdict in a wrongful death claim in Northampton, Massachusetts. This case involved an OB/GYN who allegedly was negligent in his use of a medical device to extract a fibroid uterus. The device spread cancer throughout the peritoneum, which then metastasized throughout the body for a long, drawn-out demise. With a demand close to $20 million, Marshall Dennehey was brought into the case to evaluate whether any defense was possible. The matter went to trial and lasted several weeks.

Unanimous Defense Verdict in Bucks County Property Litigation Case

Property Litigation
June 8, 2015

Obtained a unanimous jury verdict after a four-week trial in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. The plaintiffs' demand never moved from $9 million throughout the trial. The plaintiff family (mother, father and adult daughter) claimed that their house was contaminated by a common disinfectant solution with the same active chemical composition as Chloraseptic throat spray. The product was applied during a water mitigation by a contractor referred by their homeowners' insurance company.

Thought Leadership

Marshall Dennehey Announces COVID-19 Task Force

COVID-19 Task Force 2020
March 23, 2020
Through this very difficult time, and in response to emerging and uncertain legal developments arising from the coronavirus pandemic, Marshall Dennehey has assembled a firmwide, multidisciplinary task force to advise, address and support your lega

Marshall Dennehey Announces New Shareholders, Senior Counsel and Special Counsel

January 5, 2015
Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin announced today that 10 attorneys, half of them women, were elected shareholders of the firm at the annual shareholders' meeting held December 9 in Philadelphia.

CORONAVIRUS AND THE LAW: A Legal Guide for the Healthcare Industry

COVID-19 Task Force 2020
Health Care Liability
Long-Term Care Liability
Workers Compensation
Behavioral Health Risk and Liability
March 31, 2020
In late 2019, news of a new virus began to emerge from China The material in this newsletter has been prepared for our readers by Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin.

What Is the Coronavirus?

COVID-19 Task Force 2020
March 24, 2020
COVID-19 Legal Alert is prepared by Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin to provide inform

An Analysis of Commonly Used Statistics to Aid in the Development of Frye and Daubert Challenges

King of Prussia
Professional Liability
Health Care Liability
General Liability
March 1, 2019
Defense Digest, Vol. 25, No. 1, March 2019 Defense Digest, Vol. 25, No. 1, March 2019. Defense Digest is prepared by Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin to provide information on recent legal developments of interest to our readers.

A Cautionary Tale to Risk Managers: a Reminder About Jurinko

King of Prussia
Insurance Services
June 1, 2009
Pennsylvania -- Insurance Coverage & Bad Faith In Jurinko v. Medical Protective et al., 2008 U.S. App. LEXIS 26263, Nos. 06-3519 & 06-3666 (Dec. Defense Digest, Vol. 15, No. 2, June 2009

Classes/Seminars Taught

Updated Guidelines for Stroke Treatment and Potential Impact Upon Trial Strategy - AIG Complex Unit 2016

Litigation Survival Guide for Nurses, Doylestown Hospital Nurses' Week keynote speaker, May 9, 2014

Lessons Learned From Defending High-Exposure Birth-Injury Cases, AIG, March 12, 2014

Social Media in Litigation, AIG, March 12, 2014

Strategic Considerations for Electronic Discovery, Philadelphia Area Society of Healthcare Risk Management, February 2014

The Internet and Social Media, 2013 Trends in Health Care and Health Law Seminar, Marshall Dennehey, November 7, 2013

Electronic Discovery in Litigation and Issues Related to Electronic Medical Records, Cassatt, February 2013

Defending Nurses in Malpractice Claims, Souderton Mennonite Homes, 2011