Dowd Bennett recently represented Monsanto Company at trial in the matter of Monsanto Company v. ConocoPhillips Company, 08SL-CC 02002. The matter involved the breach of a supply agreement and was tried for nine days in St. Louis County Circuit Court.
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.
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 successfully defended a retail employer in a case filed under the Americans with Disabilities Act.
After successfully removing the lawsuit filed in the Circuit Court of the State of Missouri against its client, Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc., to federal court, Dowd Bennett prevailed on its motion to dismiss plaintiff’s petition.
Dowd Bennett prevailed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, which denied a preliminary injunction that sought to stop InBev’s purchase of Anheuser-Busch.
After successfully removing the lawsuit from Missouri Circuit Court in the City of St. Louis to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, Dowd Bennett prevailed on its motion to dismiss a subordinate bondholder action against its client, Mermart LLC.
After successfully removing the lawsuit filed in state court by Zoltek against Dowd Bennett client Structural Polymer Group, Ltd., the firm successfully moved in federal court to dismiss all of Zoltek’s claims.
Dowd Bennett lawyers prevailed on appeal before the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, which upheld an arbitration award of $20.7 million to William Holekamp, a former executive of Enterprise Rent-a-Car.
Dowd Bennett is a litigation firm with extensive courtroom experience. Led by trial-seasoned lawyers, including former federal prosecutors and judicial law clerks, our team shares tenacity, a passion for seeing cases through trial and a complete commitment to client service.