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.
Experience
- July 22, 2011
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Dismissal of Former Anheuser-Busch Employee’s ERISA Claim Affirmed by the Eighth Circuit
- June 28, 2011
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Jim Bennett Presents Oral Argument to the Supreme Court of Missouri
In July 2009, St. Louis County and the St. Louis Convention and Visitors Commission filed suit against a group of online travel companies.
- April 20, 2011
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Terry O’Toole Secures Pro Bono Victory for Vietnam Veteran
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 sustained back injuries and was exposed [...]
- April 11, 2011
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Ed Dowd, Jr. Presents Argument to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
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 oral argument may be heard below.
- February 14, 2011
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Dowd Bennett Secures Plaintiff’s Verdict for Premcor Refining Group
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 damage to a Premcor pipeline in Calumet City, Illinois.
- July 1, 2010
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Dowd Bennett Obtains $7,626,744 Verdict for Monsanto Company
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.
- April 7, 2010
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Dowd Bennett LLP Prevails in Federal Jury Trial
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.
- March 24, 2010
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Federal Suit Dismissed Against Corporate Officer Represented by Dowd Bennett
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.
- March 2, 2010
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Summary Judgment Win in Age Discrimination Case Affirmed on Appeal
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.
- February 25, 2010
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United States ex rel. Gonzalez v. Fresenius Medical Care North America et al.
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.