Greggory Jacobs

Associate

Fort Lauderdale
T: 954.768.1619
F: 954.333.3930

Greggory Jacobs assists clients in complex tort litigation matters.

Featured Experience

Counseled a glass manufacturer on claims regarding breach of warranty and alleged defective products. This matter was amicably resolved in the pre-suit stage.

Represented a construction company in a complex, multiple party premises liability action. Settled the case at a fraction of the original demand.

Represented an emergency medical services provider in a multi-party medical malpractice lawsuit involving catastrophic injury.

Professional Biography

Greggory Jacobs is an associate in Baker Donelson's Fort Lauderdale office and assists clients across a variety of industries in complex tort matters, including commercial litigation, product liability, construction defects, premises liability, professional liability, and insurance coverage matters. Mr. Jacobs represents clients in state and federal courts across Florida.

Representing a ship builder in a hearing loss case involving allegations of excessive noise levels in accommodation spaces in berthing areas.
Represented a hydrocollator manufacturer (medical heating unit) in product liability litigation involving claims of negligence and strict liability arising from the manufacture and design of the product. This representation involved counseling the client on an effective resolution of the matter and whether the alleged severe burns were caused by the subject product. The case ultimately resolved at a fraction of plaintiff's initial demand.
Currently represent a food manufacturer in a lawsuit involving claims that the food label was false or misleading and violated state deceptive trade practices act. This representation also involves evaluating whether the Food Drug and Cosmetics Act preempts the claims brought by the plaintiff in this matter.
Counseled a glass manufacturer on claims regarding breach of warranty and alleged defective products. This matter was amicably resolved in the pre-suit stage.
Represented a construction company in a complex, multiple party premises liability action. Settled the case at a fraction of the original demand.
Represented an emergency medical services provider in a multi-party medical malpractice lawsuit involving catastrophic injury.

Member – The Admiralty and Maritime Law Committee of the American Bar Association Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section
Member – Cuban American Bar Association (CABA)
Member – Broward County Bar Association
Member – Transportation Lawyers Association (TLA)
Member – Baker Donelson's 24-Hour Transportation Emergency Response Team

Co-author – "Preparing for the Inevitable Battle: Discovery and the Admissibility of Other Similar Incidents," ABA Publishing, American Bar Association (July 2023)
Co-author – "Meaningful Tort Reform on Florida Horizon," republished March 9, 2023, in Law360 (February 2023)

Baker Donelson Adds 24 New Associates Firm-Wide (November 30, 2021)

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Education

Florida State University College of Law, J.D., 2017, cum laude
- Executive Editor – Journal of Transactional Law and Policy
Florida State University, B.S., 2014

Admissions

Florida, 2017
U.S. District Court for the Southern and Middle Districts of Florida

Featured Media

Meaningful Tort Reform on Florida Horizon

Publication / February 21, 2023

Baker Donelson Adds 24 New Associates Firm-Wide

Press Release / November 30, 2021

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