On June 28, 2011, the Missouri Supreme Court issued an opinion affirming the trial court’s dismissal of a case brought by St. Louis County and the St. Louis Convention and Visitors Commission against the online travel companies.
Jim Bennett has been elected to serve on the Board of Directors of The Association of the Bar of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. The Bar Association was formed to improve and facilitate the administration of justice within the courts of the Eighth Circuit;…
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…
Attorneys Edward L. Dowd and James F. Bennett named St. Louis Area’s Top Attorneys for 2011, as published by St. Louis Magazine.
Jim Bennett led the Dowd Bennett team that included partners Gabriel Gore and Jennifer Kingston, who together secured a $7.6 million verdict for Monsanto Company following a six-day jury trial in St. Louis County Circuit Court. That award was the 17th largest of the “Top Plaintiff Wins…
Missouri Lawyers Weekly Recognizes Jim Bennett as a Law Firm Leader of 2010.
Firms often say when a prominent partner leaves that the exit was “amicable.” The firm formerly known as Rabbitt, Pitzer & Snodgrass isn’t bothering with that pretense.
When Anheuser-Busch returned to Vietnam in 2008, it tapped Vietnam War veteran William Franke, founder and CEO of Gannon International, to lead the charge. Franke’s business, one of St. Louis’ largest private companies, became the brewer’s exclusive distributor in the country and planned to build a $90 million Budweiser…
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.