Dowd Bennett is pleased to announce that Willie J. Epps Jr. has joined the firm as a partner. Mr. Epps is a trial lawyer focused on complex civil litigation and white collar criminal defense. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Epps was a partner at Shook, Hardy & Bacon,…
Dowd Bennett is pleased to announce that it has become a Platinum Sponsor for the Valero Texas Open, being played April 5 to April 8 at TPC San Antonio and JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort & Spa, in northeast San Antonio, Texas. The sponsorship supports the Valero…
Dowd Bennett partner Jim Bennett was interviewed by radio talk show host Paul Harris for his syndicated America Weekend program. The interview addressed the Supreme Court’s arguments regarding the Defense of Marriage Act and California’s Proposition 8. Mr. Bennett provided his insights into the cases based on his experience…
The St. Louis Post Dispatch posted a story about our recent office renovation on their website. A link to the story can be found below along with a photo of the reception area of our new office. STL Today Article
On December 3, 2012, Dowd Bennett LLP was engaged by the Audit Committee of the Missouri History Museum to investigate allegations that documents were destroyed, withheld, or removed in order to impede Kerber, Eck & Braeckel’s performance of Agreed-Upon Procedures requested by the Audit Committee of the Zoo-Museum District.…
Dowd Bennett Partners, Ed Dowd, Jim Bennett and Jim Crowe are all recognized by St. Louis Magazine as the St. Louis Region’s Top Attorneys for 2013. St. Louis Magazine publishes results of the confidential survey conducted by the publisher of The Best Lawyers in America®, of clients and lawyers in the…
On January 28, 2013 – Missouri Lawyers Weekly named the jury’s decision in Automation Service v. Emerson a top defense verdict of the year. In this case, Emerson was sued for anti-trust and advertising damages by Automation Service, a competitor. Automation Service filed 13 counts against Emerson and a…
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,…
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