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About Jeremy Tor

Jeremy A. Tor advocates for individuals severely injured or killed by the wrongful actions of others. He handles civil rights, professional and medical malpractice, motor vehicle crashes, and premises liability cases, and has significant litigation, trial, and appellate experience in state and federal courts, including the Ohio Supreme Court and the U.S. Supreme Court. Jeremy helps lead a coalition of firms representing victims of international terrorism, including U.S. soldiers and Gold Star families, in lawsuits brought under the Anti-Terrorism Act and the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act, securing nearly a billion dollars in judgments to date. Before joining Spangenberg, he clerked for U.S. District Judge Dan Aaron Polster and was a litigation associate at Baker & McKenzie. He earned his J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law in 2011 and his B.A. summa cum laude from the University of Arizona in 2006, where he received a full-ride scholarship and was named the top graduate in the Political Science Department.

Proven verdicts and settlements

$260 millionSettlement

In the hours before the first federal opioid trial was to begin, Spangenberg Shibley and Liber helped secure a $260 million settlement from McKesson, Cardinal Health, AmerisourceBergen, and Teva on behalf of Cuyahoga and Summit counties.

U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio (MDL No. 2804), Cleveland · 2019Product LiabilityRead the full story →
$28 millionVerdict

A Hamilton County jury returned a verdict of nearly $28 million against Utilimap Corp. after the firm's inspectors skipped a rotted utility pole that collapsed and killed Duke Energy lineman Keith Jester in 2014.

Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas, Ohio · 2017Wrongful DeathRead the full story →
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Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.

Practice areas

Education

University of Virginia School of Law
J.D., 2011
University of Arizona
Undergraduate, 2006

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Ohio
State Bar of New York
State Bar of District of Columbia

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Proven verdicts and settlements from other Cleveland firms

Nurenberg Paris Heller & McCarthy
Nurenberg Paris Heller & McCarthy
Confidential (aggregate >$300 million total litigation) · Alaska Airlines Flight 261: Confidential Settlements for 18 Families in $300 Million-Plus Litigation
The Becker Law Firm
The Becker Law Firm
$60.7 million · $60.7 Million Settlement for Child Left with Brain Injury After Touching Downed FirstEnergy Power Line
The Law Offices of Tim Misny
The Law Offices of Tim Misny
$50 million · Failure to Warn of Cancer Risk: Misny's Second Pharmaceutical Block Settles for $50 Million
Friedman Domiano & Smith
Friedman Domiano & Smith
$3.5 million · $3.5 Million Verdict for Chemical Plant Worker Burned by Formic Acid