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Tom Walters is a difference maker, trusted advisor, and specialist in complex commercial litigation. He tenaciously represents a variety of businesses and business owners in automotive, real estate, construction, contract, intellectual property, and other commercial disputes. For example:As lead trial counsel defending a Tier-I automotive supplier, Mr. Walters defeated the plaintiff’s $15 Million damage claim concerning an automated robotic assembly line project, and obtained a $2 Million jury verdict on behalf of Howard & Howard’s client, after a five-week Federal jury trial. Plaintiff recovered nothing.Mr. Walters recovered $6.5 Million for a Tier-I automotive client from a robotic integrator in a contentious case with claims and counterclaims involving an automated robotic assembly system utilizing complex machine vision technologies.Mr. Walters successfully defended a publicly-traded company as lead counsel in a $10 million international automotive supplier termination and transition dispute. Mr. Walters obtained a nearly $30 million recovery for a municipal stadium authority in a highly publicized dispute with an NFL franchise that threatened to abandon its lease and move to a new stadium. He also obtained dismissal of a related class action lawsuit by season ticket holders concerning stadium service fees. Percha v. Detroit Lions, Inc. and City of Pontiac, No. 240675 (Mich. Ct. Apps. Dec. 23, 2003).Mr. Walters defeated a $59 million contract claim by securing an outright dismissal for Howard & Howard's Fortune 50 client after seven years of litigation.Mr. Walters secured a $5 million jury verdict for a physician group based on a verbal promise concerning a hospital emergency room service contract.