Tab Wood

Experience

• Obtained a defense verdict in a 7-day federal jury trial, representing an insurance brokerage firm and a newly hired broker against a competitor who alleged contractual interference and violations of non-compete, non-solicit, and confidentiality provisions in an employment agreement. The competing brokerage sought damages that exceeded $10 million.
• Secured dismissal with prejudice of a wrongful death lawsuit on behalf of commercial trucking company through successful pretrial motion practice by excluding medical causation expert.
• Won a favorable verdict for a corporate client after a six-day bench trial over a commercial easement dispute.
• Won a verdict in favor of corporate client after a two-day bench trial in a remedial contempt action to enforce an underlying civil judgment.
• Secured a favorable verdict for Class 1 Railroad in multi-week jury trial involving claims brought pursuant to the Federal Employer Liability Act.
• Obtained a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) and Preliminary Injunction, after bench trial, for a construction company against a former shareholder who had violated the company’s shareholder agreement.
• Secured summary judgment for a manufacturing client in a lawsuit that alleged disability discrimination and harassment.
• Secured summary judgment for sports apparel company in a multi-million-dollar product liability lawsuit.
• Won summary judgment for a Class 1 Railroad, securing full indemnity against third-party defendant in litigation related to a defective product and breaches of a supply agreement.
• Won dismissal for corporate client in a case alleging securities fraud and breaches of fiduciary duty.
• Obtained dismissal of a condemnation/eminent domain lawsuit that sought to take property from a national bank.
• Successfully prosecuted to favorable resolution claims for damages and injunctive relief under the Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) brought on behalf of a technology sales company.
• Obtained full commission owed to commercial real estate broker in litigation over breaches of brokerage agreement.
• Led numerous rapid response and incident/accident investigations focusing on preservation of evidence, early retention of key experts, and proactive case strategy.