John P. Woolf

Kansas, Wichita and American Bar Associations; Kansas Association of Defense Counsel.

Lead defense counsel for international chemical company in six-week wrongful death jury trial where plaintiff was exposed to pentachlorophenol, resulting in a defense verdict; Co-trial counsel for plaintiff in initial toxic shock syndrome case against a tampon manufacturer, resulting in large settlement for plaintiff during trial; Co-trial defense counsel in commercial litigation case, representing international corporation in a four-week jury trial concerning the ownership of several coal mines in Colorado, resulting in a verdict for defendant; Defense counsel for large manufacturing company sued for causing underground water contamination in the City of Wichita, resulting in a cleanup plan without any monetary judgment; Defense counsel in three-week jury trial, representing the owner of a high rise hotel against claims of the general contractor, resulting in a defense verdict; Lead jury trial counsel for national paving contractor in a lawsuit involving the construction of runways and taxiways at the Wichita Municipal Airport, resulting in a verdict for the contractor; Defense counsel for trucking company in an accident wrongful death jury trial, resulting in defense verdict for the trucking company; Plaintiff's counsel for an oil company in a jury trial that established a right to recover for indirect damages without the requirement of an actual taking in an inverse condemnation case; Defense counsel for a national food processing company in successfully defending against the State's claim of labeling and packaging violations; Defense counsel for a national ethanol manufacturer, negotiating multiple successful settlements in byproduct contamination cases.