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Insurance Coverage
Mass Tort & Class Action
Medical Malpractice
Product Liability
Professional Liability

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

Plaintiff v. Defendant Neurosurgeon

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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Gonzalez v. Union Health Service, Inc.

Client:

Defendant Union Health Service, Inc.

Outcome:

Appellate Court Victory.

Karen K. DeGrand and Laura C. Ieremia successfully challenged a circuit court order in the Illinois Supreme Court, resulting in dismissal of the case based on a statutory immunity defense. ...

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Plaintiff v. Defendant Manufacturer

Client:

Defendant Manufacturer

Outcome:

Judgment for the Defense.

DBMS secured a victory on behalf of a large manufacturer before the Illinois Second District Appellate Court. The Appellate Court affirmed the trial court’s entry of summary judgment in a ...

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Daley v. Teruel

Client:

Defendant Teruel

Outcome:

Appellate Court Victory.

DBMS secured a victory on behalf of a hospital in a landmark case before the Illinois Appellate Court. The appellate court agreed with DBMS that the federal Patient Safety Act ...

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Plaintiffs v. Defendant Attorney

Client:

Defendant Attorney

Outcome:

First District Affirmed Circuit Court’s Dismissal.

Karen DeGrand, Daniel Cozzi, Meagan VanderWeele and Laura Ieremia achieved an appellate victory in a legal malpractice case involving the plaintiffs’ lawyer’s misconduct – including falsifying date stamps on court ...

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Matrix Basement Systems Inc. v. Defendants

Client:

Defendant Law Firm and Attorneys

Outcome:

Appellate court affirmed order denying sanctions and attorney fees for firm’s clients.

The appellate court upheld a trial court decision to deny a defendant’s motion for sanctions against plaintiff, its attorneys and their law firm following the voluntary dismissal of an action ...

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Sondergaard v. Defendant Physician

Client:

Defendant Physician

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 Donohue Brown’s Karen DeGrand and Amanda Balen. The defendant orthopedic surgeon had ...

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Epstein v. Defendant Attorney

Client:

Defendant Attorney

Outcome:

Seventh Circuit affirmed dismissal of claim.

Karen Kies DeGrand and Norman Barry successfully defended a client on appeal in the Seventh Circuit. The firm’s client, a divorce attorney, was sued with his client in federal court ...

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Williams v. Defendant Physician and Professional Corporation

Client:

Defendant Physician and Professional Corporation

Outcome:

Appellate court affirmed judgment entered on jury verdict.

Dick Donohue, Karen Kies DeGrand and Meagan VanderWeele convinced the appellate court to affirm a judgment entered on a jury verdict in a wrongful pregnancy action. The court rejected plaintiffs’ ...

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