Lawyers at DBS successfully litigate a wide variety of civil cases and argue appeals in some of the most challenging jurisdictions in the country.

DBS Obtains Defense Verdict in Cook County

April 13, 2026 Client:

Physician

Outcome:

Defense Verdict.

On April 13, 2026, Mark Burden and Daniel Veselik obtained a defense verdict in favor of a general surgeon in a case tried in the Circuit Court of Cook County ...

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DBS Obtains Defense Verdict in Cook County

March 19, 2026 Client:

Physician and Hospital

Outcome:

Defense Verdict.

On March 19, 2026, Stetson Atwood, Ashley Dus and Alexia Chiambas obtained a defense verdict in favor of a primary care physician and hospital in a case tried in the ...

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DBS Obtains Defense Verdict in Cook County

March 3, 2026 Client:

Ophthalmology Group

Outcome:

Defense Verdict.

On March 3, 2026, Michael J. Borree obtained a defense verdict in favor of the firm’s client, a local ophthalmology group, in a case tried in the Circuit Court of ...

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DBS Obtains a Not Guilty Verdict in Lake County 

February 11, 2026 Client:

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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DBS Obtains a Not Guilty Verdict in Cook County

February 4, 2026 Client:

Physician and Practice Group

Outcome:

Defense Verdict.

On February 4, 2026, DBS attorneys, Timothy Hogan and Jonah Toennies, successfully obtained a verdict of not guilty in favor of the firm’s client, a Chicago-area physician and his private ...

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DBS Obtains a Not Guilty Verdict

November 10, 2025 Client:

Hospital

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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DBS Obtains a Not Guilty Verdict in Cook County

October 2, 2025 Client:

Physician and Medical Group

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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DBS Obtains a Defense Verdict in Cook County

September 22, 2025 Client:

Hospital and Hospitalist

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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DBS Obtains a Defense Verdict

July 28, 2025 Client:

Hospital and Nurse

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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