Ted B. Wacker Attorney

First Admitted: 1992, California

Professional Webpage: http://tbwlawfirm.com/about-us/

Bar/Professional Activity:

California Bar Association
U.S. District Court Central District of California
U.S. District Court Northern District of California
American Bar Association
American Association of Justice (AAJ)
Consumer Attorneys' of California (CAOC)
Consumer Attorneys' of Los Angeles (CAALA)
Orange County Bar Association (OCBA)
Orange County Trial Lawyers' Association (OCTLA): Board of Directors for the past 9 years and a member of the Executive Committee for the past 4 years and currently the First Vice President.
Million Dollar Advocates forum

Verdicts/Settlements (Case Results):

In 2012, he settled a 2002 rollover case resulting in a traumatic brain injury against the defendant auto manufacturer and insurance company for destruction of the vehicle for $6.35 Million. He also recently settled a case for $3.25 Million involving an uninsured drunk driver who hit a vehicle resulting in significant injuries to a 9 year old boy. The defense claimed the entire accident was caused by the drunk driver but settlements were secured against the auto manufacturer for failing to have standard side air bags and other defendants for visibility obstructions at the intersection. He has been involved in numerous multi-million dollar trials., 2012
In 2010, he was co-lead counsel in the case of Poole v. Picazo which involved a disputed liability motorcycle versus automobile accident that left the plaintiff a paraplegic at the age of 25. The jury returned a verdict in November 2010 for $14.5 Million and found the defendant 100% responsible. This verdict was recently featured in the 2010 The Daily Journal - Top Verdict in California., 2010
In August 2010, Mr. Wacker was co- counsel with Kimberly Valentine in the case of Lefforge v. St. Edna, Orange County Superior Court, before the Honorable Gregory H. Lewis, in which the jury awarded $3.1 Million as well as punitive damages against St. Edna. Briefly, the case involved allegations of medical malpractice and Adult Dependent Elder Abuse involving a patient Barbara Lefforge who was administered an overdose of Morphine resulting in anoxic brain injury. The case resolved for a confidential settlement amount prior to the punitive damage phase of the trial. The case was featured in an article by the Orange County Register., 2010
Mr. Wacker was also intimately involved in the Vioxx litigation on a national level following the removal of the drug on September 30, 2004 due to an increase risk of cardiovascular accidents. He is currently a member of the Vioxx MDL Science and Expert Committee. In August 2006, Mr. Wacker was a member of the trial team in the Vioxx case of Barnett v. Merck, which resulted in a $51 million verdict against Merck. In November 2007, Merck agreed to resolve all individual Vioxx cases for a global settlement amount of $4.85 Billion., 2007

Honors/Awards:

Southern California Super Lawyer, 2013
Southern California Super Lawyer, 2014
Top Trial Attorney, National Trial Lawyer's, 2012

Scholarly Lectures/Writings:

Author, "Baycol: Another ill-fated drug removed from the market by the FDA", Journal of the Consumer Attorney's Association for Southern California, Advocate, 2002
Author, “Merck played Dodgeball' in Marketing Vioxx to Consumers”, Journal of the Consumer Attorney's Association of Southern California, Advocate, 2005
Author, "Defeating a Kelly-Frye Challenge", Orange County Trial Lawyer's magazine, the Gavel, 2006
Lecturer, "Rezulin: Proving the Silent Injury Case", ATLA Mid-Winter Conference, 2003
Lecturer, Mealy's Baycol Litigation Conference, 2004
Lecturer, Harris Martin Drug Litigation Conference, 2005
Lecturer, Harris Martin Drug Litigation Conference, 2005
Lecturer, CAOC Annual Convention in Los Angeles, 2006
Lecturer, ATLA's Litigation at Sunrise in Hawaii, 2006
Panelist, Mealy's Vioxx Litigation Conference, 2007

Industry Groups:

AAJ
Banyard Inns Of Court
Board Of Directors OCTLA
CAOC
Orange County Bar Association

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