David F. McGonigle

Appointed as Special Insurance Counsel to the Debtors in In re Aldrich Pump LLC, et al. (Bankr. W.D. NC. 2020).

Lead counsel for an equity holder in connection with an asbestos-related bankruptcy that successfully reorganized with a mediated insurance settlement valued at in excess of $1.7 billion involving more than 40 insurers and competing policyholder claims.

Lead counsel or counsel in over twenty matters in connection with insurance coverage disputes regarding asbestos bodily injury claims, with engagements ranging from large litigations involving dozens of insurers and hundreds of policies in multiple forums, to smaller matters, including matters successfully-resolved through smaller litigations and negotiations with strategically-targeted insurers.

Lead counsel for a leading producer of industrial and chemical products in connection with first-party losses and third party coverage claims arising from fire and windstorm losses and claims arising from Hurricane Harvey.

Lead counsel for a manufacturer of plumbing and flow-control building components in a complex insurance coverage dispute involving more than a dozen insurers that issued scores of insurance policies over more than a decade, which was mediated to a successful resolution with the majority of implicated insurers.

Lead counsel for vacuum manufacturer, which established coverage for defense of false advertising claims and attendant patent infringement claims under commercial general liability insurance policies (Indian Harbor Ins. Co. v. SharkNinja Operating LLC, No. N20C-02-014 PRW CCLD (Del. Super. Ct. Nov. 19, 2020)).

Lead counsel in confidential London arbitration under a Bermuda-form policy involving disputed insurance coverage issues in relation to an automotive products recall that was resolved successfully post-hearing.

Lead counsel for a client that successfully pursued product recall coverage in connection with claims involving food product contamination.

Lead counsel in connection with the pursuit of insurance coverage for allegedly defective construction material used in a major public infrastructure project, which resolved successfully following claim negotiations.