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Gregory M. Bentz

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Gregory M. Bentz's substantive areas of experience include antitrust, business torts, breach of contract, fraud, lender liability, class actions, intellectual property and securities.

Memberships and Affiliations

  • Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association
    • President, 2007-2008
    • Board of Directors, 2001-2009
  • Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Foundation
    • Secretary, 2011
  • The Missouri Bar
  • Lawyers Association of Kansas City
  • American Bar Association
    • Antitrust Section
  • American Health Lawyers Association

Community Involvement
  • St. Luke's Hospital Board of Directors, 2005-present
    • Ethics Committee, Co-Chair
    • Physician Contract Review Committee
  • Country Club Swim Association, 2005-present
    • President, 2009
    • Received Association's Testimonial Recognition Award, 2009
  • St. Andrew's Episcopal Church
    • Chancellor, 2005-present
  • Trustee, Interest on Lawyer Trust Account Board (IOLTA), 2002-2008
    • President, 2006

Distinctions

  • Selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2012, Commercial Litigation
  • Kansas City Business Journal's Best of the Bar in Business Litigation
  • Selected for inclusion in Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers, 2011

Experience

  • American Carriers Inc. v. Westinghouse Credit Corporation 883 S.W.2d 910 (Mo. App. 1994) ; Reh'g, transfer denied. Mo App. (1994); transfer denied (Mo. 1994); represented ACI, a national trucking company located in Kansas City, in a breach of contract case against Westinghouse Credit Corporation.  Case tried for six weeks with a verdict in favor of our client in the amount of $70 million.  Jury award affirmed and judgment collected.
  • Block Financial Corp. v. America Online, Inc. (affirmed) 147 SW 3d 878 (Mo. App. W.D. Nov 9, 2004); represented plaintiff in a  breach of contract transaction involving the sale of CompuServe, Inc. to WorldCom, Inc. with a simultaneous transfer to AOL.  Alleged breach of an agreement regarding the exclusive use of name and customer list for Block owned credit card portfolio.  Case tried for three weeks with verdict for H&R Block and against AOL in the amount of $21 million (2002).
  • Electronic Tire Technologies, Inc. v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, et al., Case No. 94 CV 108-5, District Court, County of Boulder, State of Colorado; represented plaintiff Electronic Tire Technologies, a startup company, in a breach of contract case against Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company; case tried to a jury for 32 days in 1996 with a verdict in favor of our client in the amount of $1 million.  Case settled during appeal (1996).
  • William R. Smith, et al. v. H&R Block, Inc., et al. (Circuit Court of Jackson County, Missouri) jury trial, Case No. 99 CV 206379, October 2003); represented H&R Block in a breach of contract case by franchisee.
  • Clinch v. Heartland Hospital (Circuit Court of Buchannan County, Missouri) - Successfully defended against physician's antitrust claims arising out of a privileging issue. 
  • JBW Ltd. Partnership v. H&R Block
  • Parkville Benefit Assessment Special Road District v. City of Parkville
  • In Re Aluminum Phosphate Antitrust Litigation 
  • Hackman v. Director of Revenue
  • State of Missouri ex rel State Highway Commission v. Morganstein
  • Elrod v. Harrisonville Cass R-IX School District
  • In Re Tetracycline