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Lawyers at DBMS successfully litigate a wide variety of civil cases and argue appeals in some of the most challenging jurisdictions in the country.

Practice Areas
Appellate
Commercial Litigation
Construction Litigation
Institutional Liability
Insurance Coverage
Mass Tort & Class Action
Medical Malpractice
Product Liability
Professional Liability

10/14/2020 Client:

Defendant Fire Protection District

Outcome:

Summary Judgment for the Defense.

DBMS obtained summary judgment in favor of a local fire protection district and its paramedics/firefighters on plaintiffs’ claims of negligence and willful and wanton conduct. Asserting wrongful death and survival ...

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Plaintiff v. Defendant Neurosurgeon

01/17/2020 Client:

Defendant Neurosurgeon

Outcome:

Verdict for Defense.

Mark M. Burden and David K. Duffey successfully defended a neurosurgeon at trial against allegations of negligence for improperly recommending and improperly performing an extensive neurosurgical procedure. Plaintiffs alleged that ...

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Plaintiff v. Defendant Family Medicine Physician

10/11/2019 Client:

Defendant Family Medicine Physician

Outcome:

Verdict for Defense.

Mark M. Burden and Laura Coffey Ieremia successfully defended a family medicine physician at trial against allegations of negligence for failing to timely diagnose prostate cancer. Asserting wrongful death and ...

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Plaintiff v. Defendant Cardiothoracic Surgeon

10/09/2019 Client:

Defendant Defendant Cardiothoracic Surgeon

Outcome:

Verdict for the Defense.

DBMS successfully defended a cardiothoracic surgeon in a case involving a claim of medical malpractice for an alleged failure to properly perform a single coronary artery bypass graft procedure. In ...

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Plaintiff v. Defendant Hospital

04/10/2019 Client:

Defendant Hospital

Outcome:

Verdict for the Defense.

DBMS attorneys Stetson Atwood and Ashley Dus successfully defend a hospital in a medical negligence trial in which the plaintiff asked the jury to award $16 million in damages. The ...

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Plaintiff v. Defendant Ophthalmologist and Hospital

07/07/2017 Client:

Defendant Ophthalmologist and Hospital

Outcome:

Verdict for the Defense.

Donohue Brown’s Kent Mathewson and Laura DeDecker successfully defended a vitreous and retinal specialist and his clinic in a high-stakes six-week trial involving a patient who went blind in one ...

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Plaintiff v. Defendant Orthopedic Surgeon

10/23/2015 Client:

Defendant Defendant Orthopedic Surgeon

Outcome:

Verdict for the Defense.

Plaintiff, male, 65 years old, presented to Palos Community Hospital on April 29, 2011 for a total left hip arthroplasty.  The defendants, an orthopedic surgeon and his corporation, performed the ...

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McFadden v. Defendant Hospital, et al.

08/14/2015 Client:

Defendant Hospital

Outcome:

Not guilty vs. all defendants (represented all).

On August 14, 2015, a Cook County jury returned a verdict in favor of a defendant obstetrician and hospital, represented by Sherri M. Arrigo and Richard H. Donohue. Plaintiffs alleged ...

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