Thomas McKenzie
Philadelphia, PA 19103
As a member of the Casualty Department, Tom provides legal counsel to product manufacturers, store franchisors and various casualty litigation defendants in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. He defends clients on a variety of matters, including product liability, civil rights, premises liability, and automobile accidents (uninsured motorist/underinsured motorist). Tom has also handled breach of contract, Federal Employer Liability Act and toxic tort claims.
Prior to joining Marshall Dennehey, Tom was an associate for five years at the firm Bodell Bove Grace & Van Horn, where he primarily handled primarily construction litigation, and also handled premises, automobile and product liability cases.
Tom also serves as an arbitrator for the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Compulsory Airbitration Program.
Significant Representative Matters
Represented paver in a negligence action whereby elderly woman fell in parking lot and claimed hazardous condition. Jury concluded no defect in pavement. Verdict for defense.
Summary judgment granted in case claiming negligent maintenance of a door.
Summary judgment granted in case claiming negligent maintenance of a sidewalk.
Dismissal for Prejudicial Late Joinder in a FELA claim, where the original defendant alleged products liability and negligence claims against client/corporation.
Dismissal of a fire loss claim based on theories of product defect and construction defect.
Successfully argued before the Pennsylvania Superior Court which affirmed trial court's ruling.
Summary Judgment granted in a slip and fall claim for plaintiff's failure to articulate the mechanics of the fall in a manner that suggested the fall was due to the alleged defect.
Dismissal at trial of a multiple plaintiff automobile claim based on the failure of all plaintiffs to pass the limited tort threshold.
Dismissal at trial of a slip and fall claim for plaintiff's repeated discovery violations.
Summary Judgment granted in a wrongful death product liability suit for plaintiff's failure to provide evidence to establish that a tractor was defective when it left the hands of the manufacturer.
Areas of Practice
Education
University of Baltimore School of Law, Baltimore, Maryland, 1999 J.D.
Loyola College of Maryland, 1995 B.A.
Major: Political Science
Published Works
"Spoliation Plaintiffs Hold Onto Your Products!" Defense Digest, September, 2006
Education
- University of Baltimore School of Law (J.D., 1999)
- Loyola College of Maryland (B.A., 1995)
Bar Admissions
- Pennsylvania, 1999
- New Jersey, 1999
- District Court District of New Jersey, 1999
- U.S District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 2000
Associations & Memberships
- Brehon Law Society
- Pennsylvania Bar Association
- Philadelphia Bar Association
Honors & Awards
- Pennsylvania Super Lawyer Rising Star , 2008, 2010-2011