Appellate Law

March 2, 2010

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 10, 2010

Dubinsky et al. v. Mermart, LLC

In February, 2010, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit affirmed the district court’s order dismissing all of plaintiffs’ claims against Dowd Bennett’s client Mermart, LLC.

January 26, 2010

Zoltek Inc. et al. v. Structural Polymer Group Ltd.

In January, 2010, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit affirmed the District Court’s order of dismissal of all claims against Dowd Bennett’s client, Structural Polymer Group, Ltd.

December 15, 2009

Olson v. Halvorsen et al.

The Delaware Supreme Court affirmed the verdict Dowd Bennett won in the Delaware Chancery Court on behalf of the Viking Global hedge fund and its founder.

August 3, 2009

Ginsburg et al. v. InBev et al.

Dowd Bennett prevailed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, which denied a preliminary injunction that sought to stop InBev’s purchase of Anheuser-Busch.

October 6, 2008

The Crawford Group, Inc. v. Holekamp

Dowd Bennett lawyers prevailed on appeal before the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, which upheld an arbitration award of $20.7 million to William Holekamp, a former executive of Enterprise Rent-a-Car.

August 8, 2008

Structural Polymer Group Ltd. et al. v. Zoltek Inc. et al.

The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit affirms the Dowd Bennett trial victory in Structural Polymer Group v. Zoltek. The appellate court affirmed the $21.1 million verdict and the district court denial of a motion for a new trial brought by Zoltek.

November 13, 2007

Vinson v. Vinson

Our lawyers tried a multi-week dissolution case between the founders of a mortgage banking company that, in 2004, generated more that $3 billion in mortgages.

July 18, 2007

Dowd Bennett Wins Reversal on Appeal in Americans with Disabilities Act Case

After the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Arkansas granted judgment in favor of the plaintiff and against a retailer employer, Dowd Bennett lawyers handled the employer’s appeal and prevailed.

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