03/31/2022
Client:
Skilled Nursing Facility
Outcome:
Appellate court affirmed order dismissing and compelling arbitration of negligence claims.
In November 2019, the estate of the deceased brought negligence claims against the defendant skilled nursing facility under the Illinois Nursing Home Care Act and the Illinois Survival Act. The ...
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08/23/2021
Client:
Gastroenterologist and Medical Clinic
Outcome:
Fourth District Appellate Court Affirms Judgment Entered on Jury Verdict in Medical Malpractice Case.
Karen Kies DeGrand and Laura Coffey Ieremia secured an appellate opinion affirming judgment in favor of defendants in a medical malpractice case. Plaintiff sued the physician, a gastroenterologist, and his ...
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02/15/2021
Client:
Law Firm
Outcome:
Dismissal Upheld on Appeal.
DBMS obtained a dismissal order in favor of its law firm client in a federal civil RICO case involving more than $15 million in alleged damages. The plaintiffs were commercial ...
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01/22/2021
Client:
Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Clinic
Outcome:
Reversal of appellate decision and reinstatement of judgment for the defense .
In a medical malpractice case, DBMS appellate attorneys obtained reversal of an appellate decision that vacated a judgment entered on a jury verdict for the clinic. In a wrongful death ...
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12/14/2020
Client:
Legal Aid Clinic
Outcome:
Entry of Injunction Upheld on Appeal.
DBMS obtained a temporary injunction against a pro se plaintiff due to the litigant’s repeated, frivolous filings against a Legal Clinic and two of the clinic’s attorneys. The plaintiff filed ...
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07/01/2020
Outcome:
First District Appellate Court Affirms Dismissal of Plaintiff's Product Liability Claims.
DBMS obtained dismissal of a plaintiff’s product liability claims against a medical device manufacturer. Plaintiff appealed the circuit court’s dismissal order, and DBMS secured a First District Appellate Court victory ...
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10/16/2019
Client:
Defendant Railroad Company
Outcome:
Appellate Court Victory for Defense.
DBMS secured a victory on behalf of a railroad company before the Illinois Appellate Court. Correcting its earlier ruling, the appellate court ruled that the Railroad Retirement Tax Act (RRTA), ...
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06/24/2019
Client:
Defendant Supportive Living Facility
Outcome:
Appellate court victory..
Karen DeGrand, Michael Borree and Meagan VanderWeele secured a First District appellate victory in which the appellate court ruled that an arbitration agreement entered into by plaintiff’s decedent before she ...
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06/21/2019
Client:
Defendant Neurosurgeon
Outcome:
Appellate court affirmed judgment entered on jury verdict..
The appellate court affirmed judgment on a jury verdict in a medical negligence action handled on appeal by Karen Kies DeGrand, Richard H. Donohue, James D. Sloan and Ashley E. ...
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