01/21/2011
Client:
Defendant Surgeon
Outcome:
Affirmed judgment in favor of surgeon and against hospital on implied indemnity cross claim.
In a medical negligence case, DBMS attorneys successfully defended their client, a surgeon, from the co-defendant hospital’s belated attempt to recover the amount the hospital paid to settle the case ...
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12/20/2010
Client:
Defendant Obstetrician
Outcome:
Not guilty verdict in first trial and affirmed judgment on jury verdict on appeal.
In this medical negligence case, the mother and father of a child filed a lawsuit against two obstetricians, among others, who assisted with the child’s delivery. The plaintiffs claimed that ...
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08/04/2009
Client:
Defendant Snow Vehicle Manufacturer
Outcome:
Reversed in favor of defendant.
In February 2006, plaintiff, a Michigan resident, was allegedly rendered a quadriplegic while operating a snow-grooming tractor in Michigan. Plaintiff filed suit against the Oregon manufacturer of the tractor in ...
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03/12/2009
Client:
Defendant Manufacturer
Outcome:
Summary judgment in favor of defendant affirmed.
Plaintiff filed a strict liability and negligence complaint against the defendant manufacturer for workplace injuries allegedly sustained while plaintiff was using a printing press. The defendant moved for summary judgment ...
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02/01/2009
Client:
Defendant Automobile Manufacturer
Outcome:
Jury verdict for Plaintiff remanded, new trial ordered.
The Illinois Supreme Court issued a decision that establishes the necessity of instructing the jury on the elements of the “risk-utility” test relevant to the defense of a product’s design. ...
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03/31/2008
Client:
Defendant Automobile Manufacturer
Outcome:
Verdict Affirmed in favor of Defendant.
DBMS represented the defendant automobile manufacturer in the trial, in which plaintiffs claimed one severe injury and multiple deaths after their rented minivan experienced an early morning rollover on Interstate ...
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06/01/2005
Client:
Defendant Automobile Manufacturer
Outcome:
Summary judgment affirmed in favor of Defendant.
Plaintiff claimed that the restraint system of a vehicle was defective and that the manufacturer failed to properly warn consumers that the vehicle’s restraint system was unsafe if used without ...
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03/01/2005
Client:
Defendant Attorney
Outcome:
Judgment at Trial in Favor of Defendant Affirmed.
DBMS represented the defendant attorney in the first trial, in which plaintiff alleged that the defendant committed legal malpractice and breached his fiduciary duty in the drafting and administration of ...
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05/01/2004
Client:
Defendant Commercial Litigator
Outcome:
Dismissal in favor of Defendant Affirmed.
In a legal malpractice case addressing an issue of first impression under the prematurity doctrine, the issue was whether the business owner’s alleged legal malpractice claim had accrued before the ...
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