DBMS congratulates Karen DeGrand and Laura Ieremia for their successful attack on a 2021 amendment to the Illinois interest statute, 735 ILCS 5/2-1303. The amendment imposed a prejudgment interest obligation on defendants in lawsuits alleging personal injury or wrongful death. In the fall of 2021, the DBMS team joined the briefing and argument in a medical malpractice case…
Plaintiffs V. Defendant Auto Manufacturer and Conversion Van Company Mark Boyle participated as a member of the two-person trial team for an auto manufacturer sued in Outagamie County, Wisconsin, for enhanced injuries resulting from an alleged roof design defect that left the 61 year-old plaintiff paralyzed from a t-5 compression fracture. The plaintiff was a…
Donohue Brown Mathewson & Smyth LLC is pleased to announce that Christina D. Ketcham, Jeffrey E. Eippert and Zachary A. Kutsulis have joined the firm. Christina, who joined the firm as senior counsel, focuses her practice on commercial, class action, insurance coverage and bad faith matters in state and federal courts around the country. Ms….
Trial Over Teenager’s Permanent Blindness Begins Monday, January 31, 2022 A medical malpractice lawsuit accusing an eye clinic and hospital of failing to refer a teenager suffering from gradual vision loss to a neurosurgeon soon enough to prevent permanent blindness heads to trial Monday in Montana state court, and the proceedings will be webcast gavel-to-gavel by…
Donohue Brown Mathewson & Smyth LLC Announces the Election of Daniel J. Cozzi as Equity Partner Donohue Brown Mathewson & Smyth is excited to announce the election of Daniel J. Cozzi as an equity partner in the firm. Mr. Cozzi’s practice concentrates on the representation of health care networks, hospitals, physicians and attorneys in malpractice…
Sherri M. Arrigo and Ashley Dus co-author, “Duties to the Court” in the IICLE reference work, Attorneys’ Legal Liability In November 2021, Sherri M. Arrigo and Ashley Dus co-authored, “Duties to the Court” in the IICLE reference work, Attorneys’ Legal Liability (2022 Edition). The Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education (IICLE), an independent not-for-profit corporation…
Donohue Brown Mathewson & Smyth LLC is excited to announce the election of David K. Duffey as a partner in the firm. David joined DBMS in 2015 and concentrates his practice on professional negligence work and the defense of medical providers, groups and hospitals from pre-suit investigation through trial and appeal. Since joining the firm,…
DBMS Once Again Recognized in Tier 1 in U.S. News–Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” List for 2022 U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers have released the 2022 “Best Law Firms” rankings, marking the 12th edition of this highly anticipated annual analysis. Donohue Brown Mathewson & Smyth has once again been ranked in Tier…
Daniel J. Cozzi Has Been Named to Law Bulletin Media’s “40 Under Forty” List for 2021 Each year since 2000, the Law Bulletin Publishing Company has recognized 40 attorneys in the state of Illinois, under the age of forty, who have demonstrated that they are among the best young lawyers in the state. What does…