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Leah Gerbitz concentrates her practice in the area of civil litigation with an emphasis on products liability and business disputes. She has handled a wide variety of litigation matters including business torts, employment restrictive covenants, health care liability and risk management, health care fraud and abuse, and personal injury. Practice Groups Health Care Litigation Complex Litigation & Mass Tort Pharmaceutical & Medical Devices Product Liability Litigation Management Insurance Coverage Education J.D., University of Tennessee College of Law, 1994 B.S., Vanderbilt University, 1991 Representative Cases/Engagements Represented a publicly-traded consumer products company as part of a team defending hundreds of pharmaceutical products liability cases filed in multiple state and federal jurisdictions, including two multi-district litigations In Re Phenylpropanolamine ("PPA") Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 1407 (W. D. Wa.); In Re: Ephedra Litigation, MDL No. 1598 (S.D.N.Y.) Represented a regional hospital in multiple medical malpractice claims and provided advice regarding risk management, HIPAA, and credentialing issues. Represented one of the nation's largest chemical manufacturers as part of a team defending claims regarding construction and function of a CO2 conversion facility. Sulphuric Acid Trading Co., Inc. v. Greenwich Ins. Co., 211 S. W. 3d 243 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2006) In Re: Adoption of Downey v. Downey, 2003 WL 2010753 (Tenn. Ct. App.) City of Chattanooga v. Bellsouth Telecommunications et. al., 1 F. Supp. 2d 809 (E. D. Tenn. 1999); 2000 WL 122199 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2000) Bar Admissions Georgia Tennessee Civic and Charitable Activities Board Member, Children's Advocacy Center Member, Editorial Board, In-House Litigator (quarterly newsletter for the ABA Section of Litigation, Committee on Corporate Counsel) Justices Brock and Cooper Inns of Court. | 