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Medical Malpractice
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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 Internal Medicine Resident Physician

05/16/2019 Client:

Defendant Internal Medicine Resident Physician

Outcome:

Verdict for the Defense.

DBMS attorneys successfully obtain verdict on behalf of defendant Internal Medicine Resident Physician in a lawsuit arising from the death of a 20-year old patient with sickle cell disease after ...

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Plaintiff v. Defendant General Surgeon

04/17/2019 Client:

Defendant General Surgeon

Outcome:

Verdict for the Defense.

DBMS attorneys J. Kent Mathewson and Laura C. Ieremia successfully obtained a verdict in favor of a general surgeon in a wrongful death action brought by the 36-year-old decedent’s husband. ...

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Plaintiff v. Infectious Disease Physician

04/11/2019 Client:

Defendant Infectious Disease Physician

Outcome:

Verdict for the Defense.

DBMS attorneys John McGarry and Meagan VanderWeele successfully defended an infectious disease physician in a three-week medical negligence/wrongful death trial.  A 22-year old woman died from sepsis from an undiagnosed ...

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Plaintiff v. Infectious Disease Physician

04/11/2019 Client:

Defendant Physician

Outcome:

Verdict for the Defense.

DBMS attorneys John McGarry and Meagan VanderWeele successfully defended an infectious disease physician in a three-week medical negligence/wrongful death trial. A 22-year old woman died from sepsis from an undiagnosed ...

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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 Family Medicine and Geriatric Physician

04/01/2019 Client:

Defendant Family Medicine and Geriatric Physician

Outcome:

Verdict for the Defense.

DBMS successfully defended a family medicine and geriatric physician in a case involving claims of wrongful death and medical malpractice following the death of a nursing home resident. In 2014, ...

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Plaintiff v. Defendant Family Practice Physician

03/11/2019 Client:

Defendant Family Practice Physician

Outcome:

Verdict for the Defense.

DBMS successfully defended a family practice physician in a case involving an alleged improper prescription of anti-inflammatory medication to a patient with chronic kidney disease. The patient claimed the medication ...

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Gonzalez v. Union Health Service, Inc.

11/29/2018 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 Ophthalmologist

11/28/2018 Client:

Defendant Ophthalmologist

Outcome:

Verdict for the Defense.

DBMS secured a verdict for the defense in a case in which a woman accused a Lasik surgeon of failing to properly assess her prior to surgery. A 44-year-old woman ...

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