Michael C. Zellers

• Defended Janssen Pharmaceuticals in case involving alleged life-threatening bleed caused by Xarelto; jury trial
• Defended aviation company in breach of contract action arising out of sale of aircraft; jury trial
• Defended County health care providers in a trial alleging negligence in the diagnosis and treatment of ectopic pregnancy resulting in infertility of plaintiff; jury trial
• Defended Cleveland Clinic ENT physician in action arising out of esophageal perforation during an esophagoscopy; jury trial
• Defended Nationwide in action for breach of insurance contract procured by fraud; jury trial
• Represented teenage driver involved in motor vehicle accident on the interstate with a semi-trailer truck that resulted in two deaths and significant injuries to third passenger; jury trial
• Defended County health care providers in trial alleging birth brain injury as a result of negligence in the delivery of an infant; jury trial
• Defended Ravenna Savings in claim that plaintiffs lost their life savings as a result of fraud committed by branch manager; jury trial
• Defended Ethicon Endo Surgery in three week trial in case involving wrongful death from allegedly defective surgical clips; jury trial
• Defended Alza Corporation and J&J in trial involving death of young man allegedly caused by defective fentanyl patch; jury trial
• Defended County of Los Angeles health care providers in birth brain injury case involving brachial plexus and brain injuries; jury trial
• Defended Janssen and J&J in trial involving death of mother of four minor children allegedly caused by defective fentanyl patch; jury trial
• Defended anesthesiologist and nurse anesthetist in wrongful death case arising out of alleged misplacement of endotracheal tube and failure to monitor 45-year-old decedent; jury trial
• Represented Pfizer in five-week trial arising out of the alleged theft of trade secrets from a database as part of a clinical trial to have a new drug indication approved; jury trial
• Defended medical product companies in first fentanyl pain patch case tried; four-week trial involving a claim of permanent brain injury as a result of an alleged defective fentanyl patch; jury trial
• Defended N&W in claim that it failed to maintain railroad right-of-way causing plaintiff’s home to slide down an embankment onto railroad tracks; jury trial
• Defended DePuy Orthopaedics and J&J in first ASR-XL case tried post-recall; six-week trial involving claim of injury from alleged defective metal-on-metal hip implant; jury trial
• Represented defendant in alleged breach of contract action involving sale of real property; jury verdict
• Defended Cleveland Clinic orthopedic surgeon in case arising out of removal of a tumor from a young woman’s leg which resulted in sciatic nerve injury; jury trial
• Represented a boutique intellectual property law firm in a contentious trial involving partnership claims arising out of the recruitment of a partner by a large national law firm; jury trial
• Represented SBC over an alleged breach of a contract for scrap metal recovery in seven states, fraud and punitive damages; jury trial
• Defended hospital and residents in claim that plaintiff sustained permanent injuries following bilateral hip replacement; jury trial
• Defended insurance companies in an eight-week trial involving claims for breach of contract, fraud and punitive damages arising out of insurance agreements related to vehicle service contracts written in 50 states; jury trial
• Defended AT&T in a lengthy trial involving antitrust claims brought against AT&T’s subsidiaries in 13 states; jury trial
• Defended County of Los Angeles health care providers in a claim involving brachial plexus nerve injury; jury trial
• Defended press manufacturer in case involving loss of body parts from alleged defective heavy machine press; jury trial
• Defended hospital residents and nurses in wrongful death action involving 54-year-old man who died following a closed reduction of his dislocated hip; jury trial
• Defended hospital and its nurses in claim arising out of alleged neurologic injuries resulting from blood drawing procedure; jury trial
• Defended medical product manufacturer in trial alleging negligence in supplying hip prosthesis for hip replacement surgery; jury trial
• Defended Alza Corporation and J&J in four-week trial involving death of single mother of a minor child allegedly caused by defective fentanyl patch; jury trial
• Defended hospital and perfusionist in claim involving substantial brain injury to 12-year-old boy during open heart surgery; jury trial
• Defended Travelers in case involving accidental death insurance policy in which plaintiff alleged decedent died as a result of an automobile accident rather than from a heart attack before the accident; jury trial
• Defended clinical trial company in trial alleging negligence in an experimental drug study caused study participant to sustain stroke, seizure and brain damage; jury trial

Speaking Engagements

• "Regulatory Compliance: Global Edition," DRI Drug and Medical Device Seminar, San Francisco, California (May 2015)

• Who's Who Legal
  • Product Liability Defence (2016-2019)
  • Life Sciences: Product Liability (2014-2020)
• The Best Lawyers in America® (2014-2020)
  • 2016 Los Angeles Lawyer of the Year (Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)

• Defense Research Institute

• Who's Who Legal Selects Eight Tucker Ellis Partners for 2020 Life Sciences: Product Liability
  November 2019
• Fifty Tucker Ellis Attorneys Named Among Best Lawyers for 2020
  August 2019
• Who's Who Legal Names Tucker Ellis Among "Leading Firms" in Life Sciences: Product Liability; Eight Lawyers Selected for Honor
  May 2019
• Eight Tucker Ellis Lawyers Selected for Who's Who Legal: Product Liability Defence 2019
  April 2019, Who's Who Legal
• Tucker Ellis Wins Defense Verdict in Xarelto Failure to Warn Trial
  September 2018
• Forty-Seven Tucker Ellis Attorneys Named Among Best Lawyers for 2019
  August 2018