Lawyers at DBMS successfully litigate a wide variety of civil cases and argue appeals in some of the most challenging jurisdictions in the country.
Defendant Automobile Manufacturer
Outcome:Dismissal of Plaintiff’s Class Action Affirmed.
Plaintiffs brought a class action for breach of warranty with respect to allegedly defective vehicles one year after a motion to reconsider the dismissal of the case in another jurisdiction ...
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. ...
SEE MOREDefendant Automobile Manufacturer
Outcome:Defense Verdict.
Plaintiff, a 19-year-old female, was driving a vehicle equipped with an automatic shoulder belt. She was traveling at approximately 55 mph when she encountered a deer in the roadway, braked, ...
SEE MOREDefendant Physician
Outcome:Defense Verdict.
Plaintiff alleged defendant mistreated the plaintiff’s decedent’s renal colic by prescribing narcotics, causing the 27-year-old to become drug dependent. This allegedly led to his accidental death from a drug overdose ...
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