Katie Trucco focuses her practice on the defense of hospitals, physicians, nurses, and other healthcare providers in medical malpractice lawsuits. Ms. Trucco also represents clients in product liability matters. She joined the firm in 2018 after graduating from Loyola University Chicago School of Law where she served as Executive Editor of Publications for the Loyola University Chicago Law Journal. While at Loyola, Ms. Trucco served as an academic tutor for Professor Richard A. Michael’s Civil Procedure course, and served as a judicial extern for the Honorable Judge Thomas M. Durkin, United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Since joining the firm, Ms. Trucco has obtained favorable outcomes for her clients through all stages of litigation, including jury verdict.
“Nothing to Gain, Nothing to Lose: How Heffernan v. City of Paterson, N.J., Creates Section 1983 Liability Absent a Deprived Right,” 49 Loy. U. Chi. L.J. 149 (2017)
Defendant Hospital
Outcome:Dismissal with Prejudice.
DBMS attorneys, Daniel J. Cozzi and Katie Trucco, obtained dismissal with prejudice of a plaintiff’s claims brought pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act against defendant hospital. Plaintiff filed suit ...
SEE MOREDefendant Emergency Medicine Physician
Outcome:Verdict for the Defense.
DBMS successfully defended an emergency medicine physician in a case involving an alleged failure to diagnose an aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. The plaintiff had neck pain radiating to her back and ...
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