2010

April 14, 2010

Appeal of District Court’s Dismissal of Case against InBev Heard by Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals

Wednesday morning, in a courtroom high atop the city in the Thomas F. Eagleton 
U.S. Courthouse and 27 floors removed from the reality of the street, a 
three-judge panel of the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals listened to lawyers argue 
about whether InBev ought to be allowed to buy Anheuser-Busch.

Wait a minute, I thought. This is already a done deal. The Clydesdales are 
charging two grand for an appearance. The Busch family is in exile. The new big 
shots speak Portuguese. Most importantly, the shareholders have their money.

April 11, 2010

Missouri Court of Appeals Hears Oral Argument in Case of Fired ALJs

Appeals court judges Thursday asked how, beyond the language of a state statute, administrative law judges can be fired.

Ron Holliger, general counsel for Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster, told the judges the Legislature has the power to create, abolish, modify or change any position – including through appropriations legislation.

“It’s been a general proposition of American law for many, many years that the body that creates a public office can abolish that position,” Holliger said at the hearing before the Missouri Court of Appeals Western District, at the University of Missouri Law School.

February 25, 2010

Dowd Bennett Obtains Defense Verdict for Fresenius Medical Care

March 5, 2010 EL PASO — A federal lawsuit against a medical center with two clinics in El Paso has been dismissed, attorneys for the center said this week.

The suit alleging Medicare fraud by Fresenius Medical Care of North America and a clinic manager, Larry Ramirez, was dismissed by U.S. District Judge Phillip Martinez, attorneys said. Martinez dismissed the case after a jury found that a doctor named in the lawsuit, Dr. Alfonso Chavez, wasn’t liable.

February 18, 2010

Ed Dowd and Jim Bennett Among Business Litigation Super Lawyers

The March/April 2010 edition of Super Lawyers Magazine named both Ed Dowd and Jim Bennett among Missouri’s Super Lawyers in the area of Business Litigation. The selection process for inclusion on the list of Super Lawyers includes peer review by other attorneys in the same primary practice area. The list of attorneys chosen for this recognition appears in the Corporate Counsel Edition of the Super Lawyers Magazine, which is published by Law and Politics.

February 5, 2010

Ed Dowd, Jr. Mentioned in Post-Dispatch Column on Terror Trials

New York City does not want the Sept. 11 terrorism trials. St. Louis should volunteer for them.

We have a brand new federal courthouse. The city has a brand new jail just a couple of blocks away. Surely, something could be worked out.

What would St. Louis get? Two things we always want — publicity and money. Tons of publicity. Millions and millions of federal dollars.

I am not suggesting we let New York use St. Louis as a venue for New York lawyers to try the cases. I am suggesting St. Louis take over the trial.

February 1, 2010

Ed Dowd and Jim Bennett Included Among Best Lawyers in St. Louis

The Best Lawyers publication and St. Louis Magazine feature Ed Dowd among the Best Lawyers in St. Louis for Corporate Governance and Compliance Law and Jim Bennett among the Best Lawyers for Commercial Litigation, including the areas of Civil Litigation and White-Collar Defense.

January 15, 2010

John Comerford Named to St. Louis Business Journal’s “40 Under 40″ (link opens a PDF)

On November 19, 2009, the St. Louis Business Journal chose its 2010 40 Under 40 award winners. One of Dowd Bennett’s own, John Comerford, received the honor.

The honorees — all younger than 40 — were chosen by a panel of Business Journal editors and former winners based on career achievements and community work. A record number of nominations were received for this year’s awards.