Dowd Bennett LLP Prevails in Federal Jury Trial
On April 7, 2010, Dowd Bennett lawyers Jim Bennett, Erika Anderson, and Jennifer Aspinall obtained a jury verdict for their client in a case brought by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
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Federal Suit Dismissed Against Corporate Officer Represented by Dowd Bennett
On March 24, 2010, a federal lawsuit against a corporate officer represented by Dowd Bennett attorneys Ed Dowd and John Comerford was dismissed upon motion of the defendants. The suit alleged that Dowd Bennett’s client and other defendants breached their fiduciary duties in administering an ERISA plan.
Summary Judgment Win in Age Discrimination Case Affirmed on Appeal
On March 2, 2010, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri’s order granting summary judgment in favor of Dowd Bennett’s national retailer client.
Dowd Bennett Obtains Defense Verdict for Fresenius Medical Care
March 5, 2010 EL PASO -- A federal lawsuit against a medical center with two clinics in El Paso has been dismissed, attorneys for the center said this week. The suit alleging Medicare fraud by Fresenius Medical Care of North America and a clinic manager, Larry Ramirez, was dismissed by…
United States ex rel. Gonzalez v. Fresenius Medical Care North America et al.
On February 25, 2010, a unanimous jury in the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas returned a verdict in favor of Dowd Bennett client Fresenius Medical Care. The case was brought by a private qui tam relator under the False Claims Act.
Ed Dowd and Jim Bennett Among Business Litigation Super Lawyers
The March/April 2010 edition of Super Lawyers Magazine named both Ed Dowd and Jim Bennett among Missouri’s Super Lawyers in the area of Business Litigation. The selection process for inclusion on the list of Super Lawyers includes peer review by other attorneys in the same primary practice…
Dubinsky et al. v. Mermart, LLC
In February, 2010, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit affirmed the district court’s order dismissing all of plaintiffs’ claims against Dowd Bennett’s client Mermart, LLC.
Ed Dowd, Jr. Mentioned in Post-Dispatch Column on Terror Trials
New York City does not want the Sept. 11 terrorism trials. St. Louis should volunteer for them. We have a brand new federal courthouse. The city has a brand new jail just a couple of blocks away. Surely, something could be worked out. What would St. Louis get? Two things we…
Ed Dowd and Jim Bennett Included Among Best Lawyers in St. Louis
The Best Lawyers publication and St. Louis Magazine feature Ed Dowd among the Best Lawyers in St. Louis for Corporate Governance and Compliance Law and Jim Bennett among the Best Lawyers for Commercial Litigation, including the areas of Civil Litigation and White-Collar Defense.
Zoltek Inc. et al. v. Structural Polymer Group Ltd.
In January, 2010, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit affirmed the District Court’s order of dismissal of all claims against Dowd Bennett’s client, Structural Polymer Group, Ltd.