Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2007 
Jessie Zeigler serves as Chair of the Products Liability and Torts practice group at Bass, Berry & Sims, PLC in Nashville, TN. As both a seasoned litigator and crisis management strategist, Jessie has represented clients in some of the nation’s most high-profile cases over the last 25+ years. Jessie has always returned successful results in the cases she has handled. Most recently, Jessie battled on behalf of an international pharmaceutical company in court rooms across Tennessee, Kentucky and Virginia in opioid litigation that made national headlines. In addition, she is presently defending wildfire litigation with numerous consolidated cases with approximately $35 million at issue.
Recognized not only by Best Lawyers, but also by Chambers USA, Benchmark Litigation and others as a leader in the field, Jessie is widely regarded as one of the top product liability and environmental lawyers in the country. She leads a cross-office team in representing clients ranging from Fortune 500 companies to privately-owned companies. She approaches every new case with an attention to detail, diligence and agility that enable her to quickly master the science behind a product or the key issue in the case as well as the product’s history, attributes and value to formulate effective strategies to meet even the most complex and aggressive legal challenges. Her counsel has saved clients millions in losses across various industries – including pharmaceutical/life sciences, medical device, automotive, chemical, consumer products, food and beverage, healthcare, manufacturing, and pulp and paper – as they have faced claims related to crisis management, environmental, health & safety, products liability, healthcare liability, or contracts. Jessie represents clients in claims related to deceptive business practices under the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) and the False Claims Act (FCA).
Her products and torts practice involves handling class action claims, multi-district litigation (MDL), and single-action claims for various types of product and mass tort cases including pharmaceutical, medical device, food, supplements, asbestos and automotive companies; conducting quality assurance audits of trial team preparations for MDL cases set for trial nationwide; handling warranty/Magnuson-Moss claims; and conducting compliance assistance and handling government investigations by regulatory authorities including recalls and food liability claims under the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) watch.
Her environmental, health & safety and toxic torts practice involves representing clients in litigation and non-litigation matters related to water rights, contamination (including voluntary programs and federal or state Superfund sites), mold claim, toxic torts, citizens suits, FEMA funding appeals, compliance investigations and citations in actions involving the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC), Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), citizen suits and private rights of action.
Jessie is actively involved in the legal profession and currently serves on the Board of The Foundation of the International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC) and as Chair of the Women in the Network for the Network of Trial Lawyers.
