Jessica L. Tyler

Jessica is a member of the firm's Casualty Department where she focuses her practice on general liability, automobile liability, premises liability, professional liability, and construction defect cases. Her cases involve the defense of large companies, small local businesses, and individuals. Jessica has successfully obtained dismissals for her clients as well as favorable settlements. She also litigated a potential $2 million exposure case through discovery and trial that resulted in a defense verdict at trial. In that case, Plaintiff argued negligence against the employee-driver and vicarious liability against the employer-company. The jury found that the driver was not negligent. In one premises liability case, she secured a settlement for less than one-third of the Plaintiff's approximate $350,000 in special damages as a result of investigation work and the development of key defenses.

Jessica is also experienced in defending toxic tort actions and has taken several depositions around the country. In her toxic tort practice, Jessica has obtained summary judgment in cases with six figure demands. In each of her practice areas, Jessica identifies opportunities for discovery, investigation, and dispositive motions so that her clients are positioned for a successful outcome.

As part of her practice, Jessica handles cases in the firm's Fraud/Special Investigative Practice Group primarily dealing with evaluating medical provider fraud and fraudulent claims on the part of the clients' insureds. She also handles PIP disputes throughout the state of Delaware on behalf of our clients.

Prior to joining the firm, Jessica served as a judicial law clerk to the Honorable Mark D. Buckworth and to the Honorable Jay H. Conner in Family Court of the State of Delaware. During her clerkship, she drafted opinions of the Court on several issues, including custody, divorce/ancillary matters, Petitions for Specific Performance, and appeals.

Jessica graduated cum laude from Widener University School of Law in 2010 where she received her juris doctor. She was also honored with a Certificate of Achievement in Constitutional Law II and Domestic Violence Law. During law school, Jessica worked for the Delaware Civil Clinic, representing victims of domestic violence in Protection from Abuse and custody proceedings. She also worked for the Camden County Prosecutor's Office where she represented the State of New Jersey in bench trials, Motions to Reduce Bail, and suppression of evidence issues.

Prior to that, Jessica mediated cases between businesses and consumers as a legal intern with the Attorney General's Office in Philadelphia.

Outside of her legal practice, Jessica enjoys spending time traveling, hiking, and cooking.

Year joined

2011

Results

Marshall Dennehey Attorneys Successfully Argue Before the Delaware Supreme Court.

General Liability
May 11, 2018

Following oral argument heard en banc, the Delaware Supreme Court issued an opinion upholding the application of the Continuing Storm Doctrine, resulting in the affirmation of the lower court’s decision to grant summary judgment to our client.

Thought Leadership

New trial ordered after jury’s award of $500,000 in punitive damages shocked the conscience of the court, given the compensatory damages of $28.22, and plaintiff’s summation inflamed the jury.

Wilmington
Insurance Services
April 12, 2020
On behalf of an estate, the plaintiff prevailed at trial in a bad faith insurance action against AmGuard Insurance Company. Case Law Alerts, 2nd Quarter, April 2020 is prepared

UIM policy’s non-duplication clause was upheld and plaintiff could not recover at the UIM trial the bills, wages, and disfigurement for which he was previously compensated under the carrier’s workers’ compensation policy.

Wilmington
Automobile Liability
April 1, 2020
The plaintiff received workers’ compensation benefits following an automobile accident that occurred while he was on t Case Law Alerts, 2nd Quarter, April 2020 is prepared

Delaware law does not recognize general duty of a child to care for an aging parent.

Wilmington
General Liability
January 1, 2020
The plaintiffs filed a lawsuit stemming from an auto accident, suing not only the other driver, but also his adult children. Case Law Alerts, 1st Quarter, January 2020 is prepar

Another Delaware case holds that one defendant who settles with a plaintiff cannot be dismissed in full because the non-settling co-defendant needs to pursue its claim for contribution at trial.

General Liability
October 1, 2019
The plaintiffs settled their claims with certain of the defendants, but not others. The settling parties executed a confidential joint tortfeasor release. Case Law Alerts, 4th Quarter, October 2019

Another Delaware case holds that one defendant who settles with a plaintiff cannot be dismissed in full because the non-settling co-defendant needs to pursue its claim for contribution at trial.

General Liability
October 1, 2019
The plaintiffs settled their claims with certain of the defendants, but not others. The settling parties executed a confidential joint tortfeasor release. Case Law Alerts, 4th Quarter, October 2019

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