The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit ordered the dismissal of United States of America ex rel., Chester Saldivar v. Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc. on behalf of Dowd Bennett’s client, Fresenius Medical Care North America. The case dates back to November 2010 when Saldivar filed suit…
In August 2016, Sheena R. Hamilton received the American Bar Association Star of the Year Award given for “exemplary performance of duties in service to the public and the ABA.” Hamilton serves a Fellow for the ABA Section of Labor and Employment Law and as a member of the…
Ed Dowd and Jim Bennett sat down for a conversation with Greg Edwards of the St. Louis Business Journal to reflect on their first ten years building Dowd Bennett, and the major cases and milestones that earned the firm’s reputation as the go-to law firm for high stakes litigation. The…
Pulitzer Prize winning journalist, Julia Preston of the New York Times interviewed Dowd Bennett attorney Sheena Hamilton, for an article she was writing on the use of non-disparagement clauses in severance agreements. The article can be viewed by clicking the link below. New York Times Article
Dowd Bennett attorneys Gabriel Gore, Lisa Hoppenjans and Edward Dowd, Jr. obtained a dismissal of charges filed against Washington Post reporter Wesley Lowery and Huffington Post reporter Ryan Reilly in connection with their arrests in a McDonald’s restaurant while covering protests in Ferguson, Missouri in August 2014. The trespassing…
Executive Insight has published an article written by Dowd Bennett attorneys Rosemarie Blase and Lisa Hoppenjans. Their article, “Protection Against False Claims Act Lawsuits” can be viewed on Executive Insight’s website by clicking on the title link.
On November 17, 2015, a St. Louis County jury returned a unanimous defense verdict in favor of Missouri Baptist Medical Center on a plaintiff’s claim of retaliation in violation of the Missouri Human Rights Act. Dowd Bennett attorneys had already obtained summary judgment for Missouri Baptist on the plaintiff’s…
Dowd Bennett received Tier 1 rankings for the St. Louis Metropolitan area for their work in Commercial Litigation, Corporate Compliance Law and Criminal Defense: White-Collar. This is the 4th consecutive year that the firm as a whole has been included on the list. The “Best Law Firms” list consists…
On September 29, 2015, a Laclede County judge ordered the dismissal of a disability discrimination, retaliation and wrongful termination lawsuit brought by a former employee under the Missouri Human Rights Act against Dowd Bennett clients Emerson Climate Technologies and Scroll Compressors LLC. Dowd Bennett attorney John Comerford successfully briefed…
For the 10th consecutive year, Best Lawyers® has acknowledged James F. Bennett in their 22nd edition of The Best Lawyers in America©. This marks the 10th year that Mr. Bennett has been named in the field of Commercial Litigation and the 1st year he has been chosen for his…
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