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About Genevieve Zimmerman
Genevieve Zimmerman is a trial lawyer with court-appointed leadership roles in major medical device and pharmaceutical MDL cases nationwide. She has held co-lead counsel positions in the Bair Hugger MDL 2666 and Smith and Nephew Hip Resurfacing MDL 2775, served on the Settlement Committee for the $1.43 billion Stryker hip implant resolution, and holds a seat on the 3M Combat Earplug MDL executive committee. She was part of the I-35W Bridge Collapse litigation that produced recoveries exceeding $75 million. In 2026 she obtained an $18.4 million jury verdict in a Jeep Grand Cherokee rollaway case involving an amputation.
She has been named a Minnesota Super Lawyer every year since 2014 and recognized in Minnesota Lawyer's Power 30 from 2021 to 2025. She earned a B.A. from Macalester College (1998) and a J.D. from Hamline University School of Law (2003). She maintains an active pro bono practice for domestic violence survivors and immigrants.
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A Dakota County jury awarded Jeffrey Wu and his wife $18.4 million after his 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee's defective monostable gear shifter caused a rollaway that crushed his left leg and required amputation.
A Dane County jury awarded Leonard Pozner $450,000 against conspiracy author James Fetzer after ruling that Fetzer's book falsely accused Pozner of forging his son's death certificate following the 2012 Sandy Hook massacre.
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