Four Dowd Bennett Partners have been chosen by their peers to be included in the 20th Edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. Partners Jim Bennett and Jim Crowe were both acknowledged for their work in the practice of Commercial Litigation, Mr. Bennett for the eighth straight year and Mr. Crowe…
Terry O’Toole of Dowd Bennett LLP successfully represented a disabled veteran in his nearly 50 year quest for benefits. Two years ago the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs recognized our client’s entitlement to benefits, but refused to grant him past-due benefits any earlier than his most recent application for…
Thomson Reuters highlights final judgment for client in trial handled by Dowd Bennett Partners Jim Bennett and Megan Heinsz. See http://newsandinsight.thomsonreuters.com/Legal/News/2013/06_-_June/Court_ruling_could_spur_tax_challenges_over_FCA_settlements/
In an article published in the January 13, 2013 edition of The Government Contractor, the decision of the Sixth Circuit in U.S. ex rel. Williams v. Renal Care Group was identified as the most significant False Claims Act legal decision of 2012. The Sixth Circuit’s decision was noted for its holding…
On Friday, December 21, 2012, the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee dismissed Counts III – VI in the matter of U.S. ex rel. Williams v. Renal Care Group and Fresenius Medical Care, finally ending in Fresenius’ favor a long-running false claims act case and investigation.…
On Friday, December 21, 2012, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit affirmed summary judgment in favor of Anheuser-Busch in the matter of Robert D. Carr v. Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. The plaintiff had claimed ERISA benefits under an Anheuser-Busch severance plan following his involuntary termination. After discovery,…
On December 7, 2012, Dowd Bennett lawyers obtained a $5.3M jury verdict for Fisher Controls, a subsidiary of Emerson Electric Co., in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. The verdict on Emerson’s counterclaim followed the earlier dismissal of the plaintiff’s claims for antitrust conspiracy, monopolization,…
Cameras were rolling as Jim Bennett presented his opening statement in the trial of Process Controls International Inc. v. Emerson Process Management et al. in the Eastern District of Missouri Federal Court. The case was the first ever televised case in the Eastern District and three hours of video…
On Wednesday, November 14, 2012, the Circuit Court for Pulaski County, Missouri entered judgment in favor of MRP Properties, Inc., a Valero Company, in the matter of MRP Properties, Inc. v. Gateway Energy LLC. After a bench trial, the Court awarded the full monetary relief requested in the unlawful…
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