Profile
Ross Cunningham has significant trial experience representing both plaintiffs and defendants in a wide range of business disputes and claims involving breach of contract, fraud, tortious interference, patent infringement, misappropriation of trade secrets, products liability and insurance. He is a member of the Dallas Association of Young Lawyers, the Dallas Bar Association, and the Dallas Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Cunningham is also a member of the Aviation Insurance Association, Chambers USA and Helicopter Association International.
About Ross Cunningham
Admitted: 1998, Texas
Professional Webpage: www.rosewalker.com/attorneys/ross-cunningham-full.php
Verdicts and Settlements:
- Gained a $7.3 million verdict in a breach of contract, fraud and tortuous interference case on behalf of a video game developer and publisher; Awarded $4.4 million judgment against Bell Helicopter for loss of a helicopter in the Gulf of Mexico, and successfully kept the judgment through three levels of appeal; Served as national trial counsel for the two largest domestic on-demand and aero-medical helicopter operators; Represents two different Fortune 500 defense contractors in matters involving anti-trust, trade secret misappropriation and patent infringement; Obtained new trial throwing out $54 million verdict and request for attorneys’ fees for defense contractor based on discovery of hidden emails post-trial; Represented an airport services company in a multi-week trial involving a catastrophic personal injury; Represented an air charter helicopter operator in a lengthy trial against a major aircraft manufacturer that involved a complex product liability theory; Represented an individual against a major oil company in a multi-million dollar dispute concerning patent infringement and the misappropriation of trade secrets; Obtained a favorable verdict for a national insurance company in a dispute with one of its managing general agents over a multi-million dollar breach of contract dispute.
Representative Clients:
- Raytheon Company, L-3 Communications, Corp., Piper Aircraft Company, Continental Motors, Inc., PHI, Inc., Air Logistics, A Bristow Company, Dassault Falcon Jet, Corp., McAfee, Inc., Allianz, Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc., Brinker, Chartis Insurance, Citation Corporation, C.V. Starr, DuPont, NCI Group, Inc., Tecumseh Products Company, Dean Foods, GE Money Bank, Emerites Airlines, PlaneSmart, Million Air, and State National Insurance, 2011
Educational Background:
- Southern Methodist University, Bachelor of Arts, 1995.