Lawyers at DBS successfully litigate a wide variety of civil cases and argue appeals in some of the most challenging jurisdictions in the country.
Physician
Outcome:Defense Verdict.
On February 11, 2026, DBS attorneys Rob Smyth and Charles Sprague successfully defended an orthopedic foot and ankle specialist in a case arising from the failed repair of a complex ...
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Outcome:Defense Verdict.
DBS Obtains a Not Guilty Verdict in Cook County On February 4, 2026, DBS attorneys, Timothy Hogan and Jonah Toennies, successfully obtained a verdict of not guilty in favor ...
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Outcome:Defense Verdict.
On November 10, 2025, DBS attorneys Stetson Atwood and Erin Davis obtained verdict of not guilty in favor of the firm’s client, a level 1 trauma hospital, following a two ...
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Outcome:Defense Verdict.
On October 2, 2025, DBS attorneys Sherri Arrigo and Erin Davis obtained a defense verdict in favor of the firm’s clients, a local multi-specialty medical group and a neurosurgeon, following ...
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Outcome:Affirmance of a Summary Judgment Order.
After obtaining summary judgment on behalf of its client, DBS successfully defended the victory on appeal. The plaintiff sued the defendant ski facility for negligence after sustaining injuries when he ...
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Outcome:Defense Verdict.
On September 22, 2025, Stetson Atwood and Reid Byers secured a defense verdict for their clients—a hospitalist and a local hospital—in a medical malpractice trial held in Cook County before ...
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Outcome:Defense Verdict.
On July 28, 2025, DBS attorneys Mark Burden and Peter LeGrand obtained a defense verdict in favor of the firm’s clients, a local hospital system and an emergency medicine nurse, ...
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Outcome:Defense Verdict.
DBS attorneys Robert W. Smyth and Mason W. Kienzle tried a complex medical malpractice case in the Circuit Court of Cook County for over two weeks before Hon. Robert Harris, ...
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Outcome:Defense Verdict.
On July 9, 2025, DBS partners Michael Borree and David Duffey obtained a defense verdict in favor of the firm’s clients at a medical malpractice trial held before Hon. Gerald ...
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