Michael Paglia

Partner Phone: 216-241-8333 x 107 Fax: 216-241-5890 E-mail: [email protected] Michael A. Paglia is a partner with Ritzler, Coughlin & Paglia for 20 years. He has handled high exposure general and trucking liability, pharmaceutical liability, commercial liability, environmental matters, product liability, auto/homeowners, business and contract disputes. Mike has defended insurance carriers, trucking companies, pharmacies, commercial businesses, large steel mills, national retailers and the United States of America. He has successfully presented dozens of cases to jury trials. He has practiced in Appellate Courts and is licensed to practice in all Ohio Courts as well as Federal Court. Areas of Practice Insurance Defense Commercial Liability Defense Environmental Law Personal Injury Liability Appellate Law Federal Matters Professional & Pharmaceutical Liability Probate & Estate Administration Bar Admissions Ohio, 1999 U. S. District Courts Northern & Southern Districts of Ohio Education Cleveland State University, Cleveland Marshall College of Law, Cleveland, Ohio, 1998, J. D. University of Akron, Akron, Ohio, 1987 . Major: Business and Personnel Management Professional Associations and Memberships Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter, 1995 - Present Defense Research Institute (DRI)Cleveland Bar Association American Bar Association Ohio State Bar Association REPRESENTATIVE CLIENTSJerry Scroggins, et al. v. BASF Corp., et al., Case No. A-1705362 Hamilton County Common Pleas Court (Represents one of the defendants in twenty lawsuits alleging illness resulting from diacetyl inhalation, that has been alleged against the manufacturers and distributors of the ingredient alleged to have been in the seasoning products delivered.) In Re: National Prescription Opiate Litigation, US Dist. Court Northern Dist. Of Ohio, Eastern Division, Case No. 1:18-OP-45984, MDL No.2804 (Representing pharmaceutical company in multi-district litigation involving over 2,000 defendants relating to the allegations of opiate abuse.) Rhonda Martin, et al. v. American Electric Power Co., Inc., et al., Case No. 20-CV-14 Jefferson County Common Pleas Court (Represented one of twenty companies allegedly to have delivered Benzene in a product to the employer of the decedent allegedly resulting in respiratory illness and death.) Beckemeyer v. Gelco, Corp. Case No. 1:17-CV-695, S. D. Ohio (Represented pharmaceutical companys fleet manager in claims of negligence involving vehicle allegedly contaminated with toxic mold and alleged to have caused driver brain injuries.) Melinda Green, et al. v. ZEP, Inc., et al. Case No. 19 AP000477 Tenth Appellate Dist. Of Ohio (Represented a company that allegedly delivered Benzene within its product to the employer of the decedent allegedly resulting in respiratory issues and death. Motion for Summary Judgment granted for client, upheld by Tenth Dist. Court of Appeals.) Edward Fletcher, et al. v. 3M Company, et al. Case No. A-1704935 Hamilton County Common Pleas Court (Represented one of dozens of defendants allegedly to have delivered Benzene in a product to the employer of the plaintiff allegedly resulting in respiratory issues for the plaintiff.) Steven P. Kelley, et al. v. Brookdale Senior Living, Inc., et al. Case No. 17 CV004860 Franklin County Common Pleas Court (Represented defendant assisted living facility allegedly to have allowed legionnaires exposure into the facility where the plaintiffs decedent resided, resulting in illness and subsequent death.) Sylar Price, et al. v. Eagle Express Lanes, Inc. Case No. 5:14-CV-00034, US Dist. Court Northern Dist. Ohio, Eastern Division (Represented semi-tractor trailer company in an accident allegedly causing severe brain injuries to five individuals who had stopped on the freeway due to truck problems. Numerous issues associated with cognitive and neuropsychological issues associated with TBI.) McAllister, et al. v. KT Grant, et al. Case No. 723529 Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court (Represented large steel company allegedly to have caused paralysis to an independent contractor from a collision between a truck and a railroad car while on the premises of the steel company.)