Lawyers at DBMS successfully litigate a wide variety of civil cases and argue appeals in some of the most challenging jurisdictions in the country.
Will Beneficiary
Outcome:Affirmed the lower court judgments in favor of the client .
DBMS partners Karen DeGrand and Scott Howie obtained a victory in the Illinois Supreme Court on November 30 when the court affirmed the lower court judgments in favor of their ...
SEE MOREEmergency Medicine Physician and Her Practice Group
Outcome:Appellate court affirms judgment entered on jury verdict in medical malpractice case.
Karen Kies DeGrand and Laura Coffey Ieremia secured an appellate opinion affirming judgement in favor of the defendants in a medical malpractice case. The estate of the decedent brought claims ...
SEE MORESkilled 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 ...
SEE MOREGastroenterologist 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 ...
SEE MORELaw 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 ...
SEE MOREOrthopedic 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 ...
SEE MORELegal 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 ...
SEE MOREFirst 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 ...
SEE MOREDefendant 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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