On July 17, 2018, the Missouri Supreme Court unanimously ruled that the Public Service Commission (PSC) erred in their decision denying Grain Belt Express a Certificate of Convenience and Necessity (CCN). The Grain Belt Express is a 780-mile interstate electrical transmission project, which would move clean, low-cost wind power…
On July 16, 2018, Jim Bennett traveled to Chicago, IL to emcee the formal federal installation ceremony of his longtime friend and mentor, Judge Michael Y. Scudder. Jim and Judge Scudder met in the summer of 1999 when they arrived at the Supreme Court to start their clerkships for…
On Sunday, July 15, 2018, several Dowd Bennett employees and their families volunteered to prepare and provide a home cooked meal for the residents at the Ronald McDonald West House location. The Ronald McDonald House promotes “Home for Dinner,” a program that allows the residents to eat a home…
Former Gov. Jay Nixon has donated the remaining $6,600 from his campaign funds to the Interdisciplinary Environmental Law Clinic at Washington University School of Law, to assist them in their work on Missouri’s parks and public trails. Article by Vince Brennan of St. Louis Business Journal
On Saturday, June 23, 2018, more than 4,500 supporters walked, ran or rolled during the 2018 St. Louis Walk to Defeat ALS presented by Dowd Bennett LLP. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), which is more commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, is a fatal, neuromuscular disease that slowly deprives its…
Derick D. Dailey has been selected to serve on the Merit Selection Panel for the Reconsideration of a United States Magistrate Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri, the Honorable Nannette A. Baker. Judge Baker was named to this position in 2010 and is completing her first term. Derick…
Each summer Missouri Lawyers Weekly publishes a special insert to honor Missouri’s most talented and dedicated legal support professionals. Their Unsung Legal Heroes section honors the law firm employees who have consistently gone above and beyond the call of duty, often behind the scenes. “Kate is reliable, highly organized, and completes…
Dowd Bennett partner Jack Danforth was recently honored by Missouri Lawyers Media as an inaugural member of its ICON Awards class. Danforth was one of 25 distinguished lawyers recognized for his “outstanding contribution to the Missouri legal community and strong leadership within and outside the field of law over…
On May 11, 2018, the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts dismissed all claims in Kaplan et al. v. Fulton Street Brewery, LLC, a putative class action lawsuit involving a dispute about the flavor of beer produced by a Dowd Bennett client. The plaintiffs sought to…
On May 5, 2018, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri granted judgment in favor of a Dowd Bennett client in Zurich American Insurance Co. v. Anheuser-Busch, Inc., et al, following a one day bench trial. The plaintiff, an insurance company, had brought suit in…
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