On October 17, 2018, Dowd Bennett attorney John Comerford defeated a plaintiff’s motion for temporary restraining order in an employer’s case against its former employee alleging breach of noncompetition agreement and misappropriation of trade secrets. The case was pending in the Circuit Court for St. Louis County and involved…
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…
The following article was written by Catherine Martin of Missouri Lawyers Media. 2018.03.05 Crossing the aisle – Missouri Lawyers Media
Dowd Bennett Partners Jim Bennett and Jennifer Kingston represented Nucor Corporation in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit on an appeal of the district court’s grant of summary judgment to Nucor on plaintiff’s claims under the Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”). On March 1, 2018,…
Dowd Bennett Partners Jim Bennett, Ed Dowd and Michelle Nasser, along with Chris Bauman of Blitz Bardgett & Deutsch, L.C., represent the St. Louis Regional Convention and Sports Complex Authority, the City of St. Louis and the County of St. Louis in the lawsuit against Stan Kroenke and the…
Six Dowd Bennett attorneys are among the five percent of Missouri lawyers chosen for inclusion on the 2016 Missouri Super Lawyers® List. Jim Bennett has been selected to the Super Lawyers® list each year since 2005, and this year is recognized for his work in the following practice areas:…
For the 11th consecutive year, Jim Bennett has been selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers of America© for his work in Commercial Litigation in the St. Louis Region. This is the 2nd year Best Lawyers has recognized Mr. Bennett for his work in Health Care Law. Inclusion in…
Ed Dowd and Jim Bennett sat down for a conversation with Greg Edwards of the St. Louis Business Journal to reflect on their first ten years building Dowd Bennett, and the major cases and milestones that earned the firm’s reputation as the go-to law firm for high stakes litigation. The…
With Dowd Bennett LLP’s 10th anniversary quickly approaching, Steven Taylor interviewed Jim Bennett and Ed Dowd for Of Counsel. The contents of Steven’s interview with Jim and Ed can be viewed by clicking the link below. Of Counsel Interview
Bloomberg author Steven Raphael, interviewed Jim Bennett about Dowd Bennett’s trial victory on behalf of Barbara Burton Morriss against Wells Fargo in which Ms. Morriss was awarded $77.87 million. An article discussing Mr. Bennett’s interview and the trial victory was published in Bloomberg Terminal and can be found by…
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