The battleground in professional negligence always turns on one question. Whether it be a claim of legal, accountancy or broker malpractice, the essential issue is the same: Did the professional comply with the standard of care? Nationally, few firms are as familiar with the terrain of this battleground than is DBMS. DBMS has expertise in defending attorneys, architects, engineers, accountants, brokers and other licensed professionals and their firms in matters spanning myriad claims of damages, both personal and financial.
DBMS is the law firm of choice to defend lawyers, as reflected in the U.S. News’ rankings of the “Best Law Firms” in the field of legal malpractice defense. Major insurance carriers underwriting professional malpractice claims retain DBMS attorneys to defend their insured professionals in claims alleging or involving securities fraud, conflicts of interest, fiduciary breach, domestic relations, estates and trusts, taxation, as well as accountancy, architectural and broker malpractice. DBMS is proud of its trial record in defending these lawsuits to conclusion in both bench trial and jury trial contexts.
Defendant Physician
Outcome:Defense Verdict.
Plaintiff alleged that the defendant failed to timely diagnose and treat a thoracic aneurism. Subsequent surgery on the enlarged aneurism resulted in the patient’s death. Plaintiff sought over $2 million. ...
SEE MOREDefendant Obstetrician-Gynecologist
Outcome:Defense Verdict.
Plaintiff’s decedent, who received prenatal care from defendant, developed pregnancy-induced hypertension. Plaintiff contended that during labor plaintiff’s decedent suffered an eclamptic seizure with resultant catastrophic injuries that left the mother ...
SEE MOREDefendant Obstetrician-Gynecologist
Outcome:Defense Verdict.
Minor plaintiff was affected with severe cerebral palsy, pervasive development disorder and autism. Plaintiff claimed that defendant obstetrician failed to respond to vaginal bleeding reported by the mother in the ...
SEE MOREDefendant Physician
Outcome:Defense Verdict.
A 54-year-old male underwent transurethral resection of prostate, resulting in possible damage to rectum. The co-defendant called for a consult from the defendant. The co-defendant performed a colostomy because of ...
SEE MOREDefendant Law Firm
Outcome:Defense Verdict.
Plaintiff was injured in a motorcycle accident and received treatment from an orthopedic surgeon at a Chicago hospital, including the insertion of a prosthetic hip-nail plate device, which failed two ...
SEE MOREDefendant Physician
Outcome:Defense Verdict.
A cone biopsy was performed on plaintiff, a 29-year-old female, to investigate severe cervical dysplasia. During the procedure, which took place approximately seven weeks after she had delivered a newborn, ...
SEE MOREDefendant Surgeon
Outcome:Defense Verdict.
Malpractice action against thoracic surgeon for failure to diagnose metastatic lung cancer. Plaintiffs alleged that the surgeon failed to perform adequate testing and failed to identify existing lung cancer during ...
SEE MOREDefendant Obstetrician
Outcome:Defense Verdict.
Plaintiff sued her obstetrician for alleged malpractice in the infant’s delivery. Plaintiff asserted that the allegedly improper procedures in the delivery caused the child’s shoulder dystocia and resulting brachial plexus ...
SEE MOREDefendant Physician
Outcome:Defense Verdict.
Plaintiff claimed mismanagement of a partial bowel obstruction. Plaintiff alleged that negligent removal of nasogastric tube allowed the decedent’s stomach to overfill, resulting in aspiration of vomit and choking death. ...
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