Edward E. Taber

Edward E. Taber is a Partner in the Cleveland office of Tucker Ellis & West LLP. His focus is on litigation including medical malpractice, pharmaceutical and medical device litigation, products liability, medical privacy, business litigation, toxic tort and legal malpractice. Ed has tried lawsuits and litigated cases on behalf of hospitals, doctors, nurses, pharmaceutical companies, injured individuals, nursing homes, product manufacturers, construction companies, lawyers and service industry corporations.

Mr. Taber belongs to several professional and community organizations including the Ohio State Bar Association, the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, Defense Research Institute, the International Association of Defense Counsel, the University of Michigan Alumni Association, and the Bay Soccer Club. Ed received his B.A. from the University of Michigan in 1993, and his J.D. from the University of Cincinnati in 1996, where he was a Director of the Moot Court Board and competed on the national insurance law and labor law moot court teams.

Ed was born in Michigan and grew up in the Cleveland area, where he lives with his wife and four children. When he is not preparing for trial, Ed may be found coaching soccer or involved in water sports, motorcycling, or home improvement.

Representative Cases

Williams v. Bausch & Lomb Company, et al., United States District Court, Southern District of Ohio (2011).  Pharmaceutical product liability action creating new law on the application of the new statutory damage caps set forth in Ohio’s Tort Reform Act (Senate Bill 80).

Howell v. University Hospitals of Cleveland, Common Pleas Court of Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Medical Privacy, 2008.

Rife v. Matrixx, et al., U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio, Pharmaceutical Product Liability, 2007.

Spadichi, Inc. v. Cheslin Chevrolet, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio, Product Liability, 2007.

Lightbody v. Rust, Common Pleas Court of Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Breach of Contract, 2006 (retrial).

Rickett v. University Hospitals of Cleveland, Common Pleas Court of Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Medical Malpractice / Birth Injury, 2002.

Henes v. Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Common Pleas Court of Butler County, Ohio. Medical Malpractice, 2001.

Sullins v. University Hospitals of Cleveland, Common Pleas Court of Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Medical Malpractice / Wrongful Death, 2001.

Recent Publications

“U.S. Supreme Court Issues Landmark Decision Regarding Pharmaceutical Warnings,” published in Northern Ohio Physician, Vol. 94, No. 4, July/August 2009
"The Push for Transparency in Healthcare," published in OACTA Quarterly Review, Spring 2009
“Physician Interaction with Pharmaceutical Companies: New Rules and Nationwide Trends,” April 2009
“Medical Privacy Litigation: What You Don’t Know About this New Trend Could Burn You,” published in the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Journal, Vol. 1, No. 12, March 2009

Civic & Professional Involvement

Defense Research Institute
University of Michigan Alumni Association
Academy of Medicine of Cleveland & Northern Ohio
International Association of Defense Counsel
American Motorcyclist Association

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