Dowd Bennett is pleased to announce that Lisa Hoppenjans has joined the firm as an associate.
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- September 7, 2011
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Lisa Hoppenjans joins Dowd Bennett
- July 22, 2011
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Dismissal of Former Anheuser-Busch Employee’s ERISA Claim Affirmed by the Eighth Circuit
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.
- July 12, 2011
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Litigation Counsel of America Names Jim Bennett as a Fellow
Jim Bennett has been named a Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America which is an invitation-only trial lawyer honorary society established to reflect the new face of the American bar.
- July 5, 2011
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Jim Bennett Re-Named to the Executive Committee of The Theodore McMillian American Inn of Court
Jim Bennett has been named to serve another term on the Executive Committee of The Theodore McMillian American Inn of Court based in St. Louis.
- July 1, 2011
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Dowd Bennett Named Joint Winner of Commercial Litigation Law Firm of the Year by Finance Monthly
Dowd Bennett was named the joint winner of the Commercial Litigation Law Firm of the Year by The Finance Monthly Law Awards.
- June 28, 2011
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Missouri High Court Sides with Travel Firms in Tax Case
The Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday sided with several online travel companies in a dispute over hotel and tourism taxes.
- June 28, 2011
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Nationwide Media Attention on Missouri Supreme Court Decision in Favor of Online Travel Companies
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.
- May 2, 2011
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Jim Bennett Elected to Board of Directors of the Bar Association for the Eighth Circuit
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; to raise the standards of proficiency [...]
- 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.
- January 30, 2011
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Bennett Quoted in Missouri Lawyers Weekly Article on Trial Strategy
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 in 2010” in the State of Missouri, which ranks both verdicts and settlements.