Tyler E. Ames

Representative Experience

• Successfully represented a Division I university student-athlete in obtaining an injunction against the NCAA that would allow him to play football for his fourth season and prohibited the NCAA from taking action against him or the university.
• Successfully represented a Division I university student-athlete in obtaining an injunction against the NCAA that would allow him to play football for his fourth season and prohibited the NCAA from taking action against him or the university.
• Obtained dismissal at the motion-to-dismiss stage of breach of contract and fraud claims stemming from a land lease agreement.
• Obtained dismissals of bad faith claims in multiple lawsuits against national insurers at motion-to-dismiss stages, resulting in favorable settlements of stand-alone contract claims.
• Obtained summary judgment in multiple lawsuits on property and casualty insurance bad faith claim for national insurer relating to alleged wind and hail damage.
• Defended a company accused of breaching a brokerage fee agreement relating to a multi-hundred million dollar joint venture transaction. Following a week-long AAA arbitration hearing, the claimant was awarded less than 10% of the damages sought in the arbitration.
• Negotiated a favorable settlement on behalf of a medical billing and collections company in a case brought by a cardiovascular hospital in which the hospital alleged breach of contract.
• Defended a third-party oilfield tubular service and accessory provider in a products liability action brought after a blowout at an oil well operated by the plaintiffs.
• Part of team that tried a three-week bench trial in a pro bono matter with the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, in which plaintiffs challenged Waller County, Texas’s election practices.
• Defended a large chemical company against fraud and negligent misrepresentation claims following the purchase of a chemical plant located in Haverhill, Ohio. The case settled on favorable terms days before trial.