The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit recently decided Engelhardt v. Qwest Corporation, affirming the summary judgment awarded to a subsidiary of CenturyLink on claims brought by a former employee. While employed by Qwest, the plaintiff had participated in a Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) lawsuit…
Dowd Bennett partner Beth Carver was inducted as a Fellow of the American Academy of Appellate Lawyers on April 12, 2019, at the Academy’s spring meeting in Philadelphia. The Academy was founded to recognize outstanding appellate lawyers and promote the improvement of appellate advocacy and the administration of the…
Former Missouri Governor and Dowd Bennett partner Jay Nixon discusses his role as an advocate for clients as well as his home state. A link to the Missouri Lawyers Weekly article is below. Nixon Relishes new role as advocate
On July 17, 2018, the Missouri Supreme Court unanimously ruled that the Public Service Commission (PSC) erred in their decision denying Grain Belt Express a Certificate of Convenience and Necessity (CCN). The Grain Belt Express is a 780-mile interstate electrical transmission project, which would move clean, low-cost wind power…
On April 3, 2018, Dowd Bennett Partners Jay Nixon and Jamie Rehmann presented oral argument to the Missouri Supreme Court on behalf of Clean Line Energy of Houston, Texas regarding an interstate electrical transmission project known as the Grain Belt Express, which would move clean, low-cost wind power from…
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,…
Partners Jay Nixon and Jamie Rehmann, along with Associate Adam Simon, represent Grain Belt Express Clean Line, LLC. The article below was written by Jeffrey Tomich of E&E News. Former MO Governor pleads case to save $2.3B Clean Line
Story by Cara Salvatore of Law360 2017.12.19 Law360 Article – 8th Circ. Sets Up Do-Over In Massive Malfeasance Suit
Bryce Gray of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, interviewed former Governor Nixon about the appellate brief filed on November 28, 2017, on behalf of Dowd Bennett client. Former Gov. Nixon leads legal challenge over denied wind transmission project
On Thursday, August 17, 2017, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit reversed in part the largest plaintiffs’ win in Missouri in 2015, and remanded the case to the district court for further proceedings. The case, Jo Ann Howard and Associates, et al. v. National City Bank,…
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