Herschel, et al. v. Nixon, et al.
In June of 2009, John Comerford successfully sued the Governor of the State of Missouri to prevent the termination of three Administrative Law Judges in the Missouri Division of Workers’ Compensation.
Trial Practice
Olson v. Halvorsen et al.
In November and December of 2008, Jim Bennett and John Comerford successfully represented Viking Global Investors LP, a hedge fund based in New York and Greenwich, Connecticut, in a trial before Vice Chancellor Stephen P. Lamb in the Delaware Court of Chancery.
Cunningham v. Anna State Bank
Robert Epperson and Jim Bennett represented the largest non-insider shareholder of a bank holding company in a dispute regarding access to corporate books and records.
Bi-State Development Agency v. STV Engineering et al.
In 2007, firm lawyers Jim Bennett, Ed Dowd, Megan Heinsz, and Erika Anderson represented STV Engineering in the longest trial in the history of St. Louis County Circuit Court.
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.
Synergetics, Inc. v. Hurst et al.
In June of 2007, our lawyers conducted a four-day bench trial over a motion to set aside a multi-million judgment and for sanctions.
Structural Polymer Group Ltd. et al. v. Zoltek, Inc. et al.
In November 2006, our lawyers tried to verdict a four-week jury trial in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri.
“America’s Most Wanted” LLC v. Redfearn Family Blending
In January 2006, Jim Bennett and Megan Heinsz tried to verdict a lawsuit between former business partners.
D&S Manufacturing v. Behr Process Corporation
In the summer of 2005, Jim Bennett tried to verdict a case brought by a window manufacturer who claimed that its facility burned due to a faulty warning created by Behr Process Corp., one of the leading paint manufacturers in the country.
Creative Management Services v. Sears Roebuck & Co.
In December 2004, Jim Bennett and Megan S. Heinsz represented Creative Management Services in its case filed against Sears Roebuck & Co. involving constructions of model kitchens for use at major trade shows.