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John J. McDonough, Member
Vice Chair, General Litigation Department
jmcdonough@cozen.com

Office:

New York Downtown

Phone: (212) 908-1226

Toll Free: (800) 437-7040

Fax: (212) 509-9492

Celluar: (631)495-2420

 

Mailing Address:

16th Floor, 45 Broadway
New York, New York 10006
United States

Mr. McDonough is a Member of the firm’s Board of Directors and Vice Chair of the General Litigation Department. He focuses his practice, both nationally and internationally, on general litigation and complex insurance defense matters including directors' and officers' liability, errors and omissions litigation, complex product liability matters, and mass tort litigation. He specializes in catastrophic injury cases arising from toxic exposures including asbestos, benzene and lead, construction accidents, medical malpractice, professional liability, food liability including labeling liability and integrity of contents, multi-district litigation and class action litigation, food borne biohazards such as bovine spongiform encephalopathy (Mad Cow Disease), mercury and Diacetyl. John’s practice includes advice on complex insurance and reinsurance matters, including London LMX business, for major foreign reinsurers and involvement in complex insurance and reinsurance disputes. He was appellate counsel in the landmark antisubrogation case in New York, North Star v. Continental Insurance Co.

John is a frequent author and lecturer for many organizations, including the Defense Research Institute (DRI), the Torts and Insurance Practice Section (TIPS) of the New York State Bar Association, the Defense Association of New York (DANY), and the American Conference Institute. John is a member of the board of directors of the DRI, and a former president of the Defense Association of New York (1997-1998); chairman of the board of directors of the Defense Association of New York (1998-1999); editor-in-chief of The Defendant, the quarterly journal of DANY (1989-Present) and a member of FDCC. John has also been frequently asked to provide quotes for publications including Business Week and the New York Law Journal.

John earned his bachelor of arts degree at Boston College in 1976 and his law degree at the New England School of Law in 1979. He was admitted to practice in New York in 1980.

John has published more than 35 articles in the DANY's The Defendant. These include:

  • The Quadripartite Relationship: Remedies of The Excess Insurer, Spring 2010

  • Undocumented Aliens and Medical Care Costs: Attacking Medical Care Costs, Fall 2009

  • Lost Wages of Undocumented Aliens, Winter 2009

  • Failure to Warn of Product Defects II, Fall 2008

  • Failure to Warn of Product Defects, Spring-Summer 2008

  • Traumatic Brain Injury and Malingering, Winter 2007-8

  • The Pet Food Recall Litigation, Summer, 2007

  • Make Mine a Whopper - Food Borne Biohazards - Part II, Summer 2006

  • Make Mine a Whopper - Food Borne Biohazards - Part I, Spring 2006

  • Undocumented Aliens and Lost Wages: Part III, Winter 2006

  • Lost Wages of Undocumented Aliens Redux, Spring 2005 Edition

  • Undocumented Aliens and Lost Wages in New York, Fall 2004 Edition

  • Under General Liability Policies, Spring 2003.

  • The Science of Mold, Winter 2003

  • Emerging Issues: Coverage for Mold Contamination Claims

  • Blue Smoke, Mirrors and Contractual Indemnification, Dutton v. Pankow, Fall 2002.

  • Timely Notice of Claim and the Additional Insured, Spring 2002

  • Discovering Electronic Evidence, Special Issue 2001

  • Remedies of Excess Insurer for Malpractice of Defense Counsel: The Quadripartite Relationship, Summer 2000

  • Toxic Torts: Medical Monitoring Damages, Winter 2000

  • Federal Removal Jurisdiction, Spring 1999

  • EIFS (Exterior Insulation and Finishing Systems)and Construction Defects Claims, Summer 1999

  • Federal Removal Jurisdiction, Spring 1999

  • The Non-Cooperative Insured, Oct. 1998

  • A Difference of Opinion, July 1998

  • Travelers Indemnity v. LLJV Development Corp., et al.: The First Department Creates 1B Coverage from a CGL, Winter 1996

  • Gasperini v. Center for Humanities: the U.S. Supreme Court Reconciles CPLR 5501(c) and the Seventh Amendment, Fall 1996

  • The Bermuda Triangle of Added Insureds: Additional Insureds, Named Insureds, Additional Named Insureds, June 1995

  • Daubert and the Admissibility of Expert Opinion in New York, Sept. 1994

  • Preindemnification Requiescat in Pace, Jan. 1994

  • Preindemnification Redux, April 1993

  • Punitive Damages: Unhealthy Excrescence or Consumer Protection, June 1991

  • Preindemnification, Jan. 1991

  • Opinions and Constitutional Protection, Oct. 1990

  • Faultless Indemnity: Brown v. Two Exchange Plaza, July 1990

  • Federal Preemption and Products Liability Litigation, April 1990

  • Alternative Theories of Liability in Products Liability Litigation, Jan. 1990

  • Real Estate Lender Liability, Oct. 1989

  • Breach of Warranty, July 1989

  • Products Liability: Liability for Defects in Design or Manufacture, April 1989

  • Loss of Enjoyment of Life, March 1988

  • The Use of Policy Reports During Trial, Dec. 1987

  • The Use of Character Evidence During Impeachment, Sept. 1987

  • New York’s Dram Shop Act, Feb. 1987