Zachary Joseph Parker
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Associate
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Zac represents and advises clients at every stage of litigation, from pre-litigation risk assessment and mitigation through dispositive motion practice, discovery, depositions, trials, and appeals, with a primary focus on product liability, mass torts, and toxic torts.
Key Matters
- Represented a contract sterilizer of medical devices in toxic tort litigation (IL and GA) involving alleged chemical exposure causing cancer. Led expert coordination, extensive witness prep, and cross-examination strategy. Achieved full defense verdict and a favorable courthouse-steps settlement.
- Represented a medical device manufacturer in MDL and post-MDL product liability cases. Responded to complaints in various federal and state forums, managed pleadings, discovery, depositions, and drafted dispositive motions under various state standards.
- Represented a global life sciences company in pesticide-related products liability trials (NY and MO). Handled extensive witness prep, cross-examinations, and team management. Secured full defense verdict and a favorable courthouse-steps settlement.
- Represented a global food and beverage company in the first “ultra-processed food” litigation, assessing novel legal theories, investigating claims, and developing novel expert witness strategies.
- Represented a company in $165M asbestos-related insurance coverage litigation. Prepared witnesses for sensitive, crucial trial testimony regarding litigation strategy and individual settlements while protecting privilege and confidentiality. Bench trial resulted in client being awarded the full sum requested.
- Represented a tobacco company in products liability actions. Conducted depositions, drafted motions, argued hearings, and contributed to trial and appellate strategy for multiple trials and various appeals in Florida state court.
- Counseled clients on compliance and litigation risk for various products, including privacy issues related to a retailer’s phone-based app with a child-focused game and disclosure requirements for sampling irradiated foods.