As a member of the Casualty Department, Eric represents clients in catastrophic injury and damages claims across a range of areas, including product liability, construction defect, motor vehicle, premises liability, commercial and professional liability involving engineers, architects, and dentists. In addition, Eric is an experienced coverage attorney and handles a wide range of both commercial and personal lines coverage matters, including drafting coverage opinions, conducting examinations under oath as well as defending insurers in both breach of contract and bad faith litigation. His practice also encompasses some workers’ compensation matters and appeals, as well as appellate advocacy before the Delaware Superior Court and Supreme Court.
Throughout his twenty-year career litigating cases, Eric has also represented clients in the federal courts in Delaware, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey and on appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Most notably, Eric is defending a client involved in the largest medical device recall in US history.
When not representing clients, Eric is an active member of his local community having served on the Board of Elections for Elsmere, Delaware as its chairman as well as Mayor for the past eight years. He teaches at Wilmington University and has spent approximately twenty-four years officiating high school football in Cecil County, Maryland and Delaware.
Year joined
2025
Thought Leadership
Eric Scott Thompson Joins Marshall Dennehey’s Wilmington, Delaware Office As Special Counsel
Catastrophic Claims Litigation
General Liability
Workers' Compensation
April 30, 2025
Eric Scott Thompson has joined Marshall Dennehey’s Wilmington, Delaware office as Special Counsel in the firm’s Casualty and Workers’ Compensation Departments.
