Partners Jim Bennett and Jennifer Kingston were named on the briefs filed in the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit by Anheuser Anheuser-Busch Companies Pension Plan, Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc., and Anheuser-Busch Inbev, N.V.
In July 2009, St. Louis County and the St. Louis Convention and Visitors Commission filed suit against a group of online travel companies.
Terry O’Toole won a victory in a pro bono case before the Board of Veterans’ Appeals in Washington, D.C., on behalf of a Vietnam Veteran who served in the United States Navy, including time aboard the U.S.S. Newman K. Perry. It was on that vessel that Mr. O’Toole’s client…
Partner Edward L. Dowd, Jr. presented oral argument in the appeal of The United States of America vs. Brian Ellefsen; 10-2857. Dowd Bennett was retained to handle the sentencing and appeal of this criminal tax case that was tried in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri. The…
On February 14, 2011, a Cook County jury returned a unanimous verdict for Dowd Bennett client Premcor Refining Group, a subsidiary of Valero Energy. In the week-long trial in Chicago, Dowd Bennett lawyers Erika Anderson and Jim Bennett persuaded a jury that trucking company KLLM Transport was responsible for…
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 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.
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.
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.
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.