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 and Practice Group
Outcome:Defense Verdict..
On April 25, 2025, Michael Borree and Jeffrey Eippert obtained a not guilty verdict for their clients, a critical care physician and her practice group, in a medical malpractice trial ...
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Outcome:Defense Verdict..
On April 8, 2025, Stetson Atwood and Allie Ewert obtained a defense verdict for a local hospital system in a case tried in the Circuit Court of Cook County before ...
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Outcome:Defense Verdict..
On February 27, 2025, Michael J. Borree and Mason Kienzle obtained a defense verdict for their client, an internal medicine physician. The case was tried in the Circuit Court of ...
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Outcome:Successfully defended a trial judge’s dismissal of claim and upheld sanctions against the plaintiffs’ attorney..
The DBS appellate team of Karen Kies DeGrand and Connor Whitting successfully defended a trial judge’s dismissal of a false imprisonment claim against a local university hospital and upheld sanctions ...
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Outcome:Affirmance of Directed Verdict .
The DBS appellate team of Karen Kies DeGrand and Connor Whitting recently defeated a medical malpractice plaintiff’s attempt to reverse a judgment entered on a directed verdict for a neurologist ...
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Outcome:New trial obtained for defendant..
Karen Kies DeGrand and Scott Howie successfully obtained an order granting defendant’s post-trial motion, dispensed with the $40,750,000 jury verdict in plaintiff’s favor and awarding defendant a new trial. In ...
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Outcome:Defense Verdict.
On November 20, 2024, a Lake County jury returned a defense verdict in favor of a surgeon and his surgical practice represented by David Duffey and Connor Whitting. The patient was ...
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Outcome:Defense Verdict.
A DuPage County jury returned a defense verdict in favor of an internist and his medical group represented by Mark Burden and Justin Evans. The patient complained of a headache ...
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Outcome:Defense Verdict.
A Cook County jury returned a defense verdict in favor of a gastroenterologist and her professional corporation represented by Kent Mathewson and Mike Lustig. The patient was diagnosed with stage ...
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