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Four Defense Verdicts. Eight Months. One Formidable Team.
Posted on September 4, 2026 at 9:00 AM by Michael Denning, Kristina Bitzer We are proud to announce thatMike DenningandKristina Bitzerof Heyl Royster’s Rockford office have secured another defense verdict in a complex medical malpractice case in Winnebago County, Illinois. Mike and Kristina represented a local orthopedic spine surgeon and his medical practice.
Denning and Redmond-Mattucci Secure Summary Judgment in COVID-19 Negligence Cases
Congratulations to Michael Denning and Emma Grace Redmond‑Mattucci on securing summary judgment for both a hospital client and a nurse practitioner in negligence cases arising from medical treatment provided in April 2020, during the earliest and most uncertain days of the COVID‑19 pandemic.
Denning and D'Agnolo Secure Defense Verdict in Complex Medical Negligence Trial
We are proud to announce a recent defense verdict on behalf of a physician and health system in a complex medical negligence trial in Rockford, Illinois. The 55-year-old patient underwent an angioplasty for cerebral and subclavian stenosis, but while ballooning the subclavian artery, it ruptured, and the patient died four days later.
Heyl Royster Obtains Victory for Radiologist in Iowa Supreme Court
A woman underwent knee replacement surgery and developed respiratory distress. Shortly after the operation, she fell while hospitalized and suffered a fractured femur, which a radiologist allegedly failed to detect on an X-ray. The following day, February 5, 2021, she fell again, resulting in a more severe fracture, which caused fat emboli to enter her bloodstream, leading to a pulmonary embolism that caused her death on February 17, 2021.
Marital vs. Separate Debt: How Debt Is Classified in North Carolina Divorce Cases
Last Updated on April 8, 2026 When people think about divorce, they tend to focus on who gets the house, the retirement accounts, or the business. Fair enough. Those are the visible pieces. But in my experience, both as a lawyer and from the bench, it’s often the debt that causes the real friction. The mortgage, the credit cards, the loans no one talked about until the separation. Those obligations don’t disappear just because the marriage does.
Denning & Bitzer Secures Defense Verdict in High-Profile Medical Malpractice Case
We are proud to announce that Heyl Royster recently secured a defense verdict in a high-profile medical malpractice case in Winnebago County, Illinois. Our client, a regional physicians’ group, was represented by Rockford Office Managing Partner Mike Denning and Senior Associate Kristina Bitzer.
Mike Denning Speaks to Specialty Physicians on Malpractice Litigation and Effective Risk Management
Our Partner,Mike Denning, recently had the opportunity to engage with approximately 40 specialty physicians in an insightful one-hour presentation. The discussion centered around emerging issues in malpractice litigation and effective risk management strategies. Mike highlighted best practices that enable physicians to continue providing exceptional medical care, even in challenging circumstances.
Fletcher Roofing Launches Tile Underlayment Replacement Service to Protect Tucson Homes from Hidden Roof Failures
Fletcher Roofing Launches Tile Underlayment Replacement Service to Protect Tucson Homes from Hidden Roof Failures The new program addresses aging tile roof underlayment, helping Tucson homeowners prevent costly water damage and extend the life of their roofing systems.
Fletcher Roofing Responds to Tucson Storm - Local Experts with Insurance Experience and Industry-Leading Warranties
A powerful storm swept through Tucson on October 11. Fletcher Roofing is stepping up to help homeowners navigate the recovery process. TUCSON, AZ, UNITED STATES, October 24, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- A severe storm that swept through Tucson on October 11 caused significant roof damage across the area, leaving many residents seeking professional repair solutions.
Buying? Not Married? Have You Considered Your Options for Real Estate Ownership and What Happens if You Break Up? | JD Supra
Purchasing a home is a significant financial investment, introducing unique legal considerations for unmarried couples. According to the National Association of Realtors’ 2024 Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers, unmarried couples accounted for 6% of all homebuyers, with 12% of first-time buyers in this category. When unmarried couples decide to purchase real estate together, addressing potential legal challenges ahead of time is crucial.
Mike Denning Joins the Northern Illinois Hospice Foundation Board of Directors
We are pleased to share that Mike Denning, Shareholder & Rockford Office Managing Partner, has taken on the important role of joining the Board of Directors for the Northern Illinois Hospice Foundation. This compassionate 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization is dedicated to supporting Northern Illinois Hospice, helping ensure that families and patients facing serious illnesses receive the essential care and support they truly need during challenging times.
📢 Introducing The Pulse – Your Go-To Source for Medical Malpractice Defense Insights!
Posted on February 25, 2025 at 10:35 AM by Mark Benfield, Michael Denning, Nicholas Limentato We’re excited to launch The Pulse, a brand-new newsletter designed to keep you informed, inspired, and ahead of the curve in the medical malpractice defense industry.
Heyl Royster Congratulates 2025 Best Lawyers
We are thrilled to announce that several of our attorneys have been recognized as 2025 Best Lawyers in America®, Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America, and Best Lawyers®: Lawyer of the Year. For over 40 years, Best Lawyers has been esteemed by legal professionals and the public as a premier benchmark for legal integrity and distinction in the United States.
What Can You Sue Your Ex-Spouse For? | JD Supra
Grounds for Suing an Ex-Spouse or Ex-Partner Can you Sue Your Ex for Emotional Distress? In North Carolina, you may be able to sue your ex-spouse for intentional infliction of emotional distress or negligent infliction of emotional distress.
Denning and Drinkwine Secure Victory in Medical Malpractice Case
Mike Denning and Christopher Drinkwine of Heyl Royster's Rockford Office teamed up to defend a surgeon and his group in a jury trial and on appeal.
Denning Featured in Courtroom Sciences Litigation Psychology Podcast Episode #211
Posted on April 22, 2024 at 2:00 PM by Michael Denning Heyl Royster's Mike Denning and CSI's Bill Kanasky, Jr., Ph.D., delve into the timeline of medical malpractice litigation in the latest Courtroom Sciences Litigation Psychology Podcast. In Episode #211, the duo discusses Mike's experience, suggestions, and strategies for helping manage physician/provider stress at each point during the process of a medical malpractice case: https://bit.ly/3xTj8Jy
Heyl Royster Announces Leadership Changes
As we begin the new year, the law firm of Heyl Royster is pleased to share some exciting news about leadership changes within our organization, effective January 1, 2024. Firstly, Tobin Taylor begins his tenure as the firm's tenth Managing Partner. Taylor has been with the firm throughout his entire legal career and has played a crucial role in developing and managing the firm's Toxic Torts Practice Group.
Denning and D’Agnolo Protect Physician from $39 million Verdict
Posted on October 4, 2023 at 10:00 AM by Michael Denning, Lindsey D'Agnolo Mike Denning and Lindsey D'Agnolo of the firm’s Rockford office recently tried a complicated medical negligence case involving allegations that their client, a pain management physician, negligently caused the plaintiff to suffer an epidural abscess leading to paralysis.
What Is a Divorce Decree? | JD Supra
A divorce decree is a court order legally ending a marriage. Once entered, both parties to the marriage can move on to their separate lives. However, a divorce decree does not relieve you of any joint debt or contractual obligations. If divorce is entered without filing for and including causes of action for post-separation support, alimony, or equitable distribution, any right to pursue these is lost.
Making Sense of Antonio Gramsci
Interview by Daniel Denvir Few thinkers on the Left loom as large as Antonio Gramsci. He’s cited often by a wide range of thinkers for a wide range of purposes, but few actually bother to take the time to really read and wrestle with the Italian communist, especially in his historical context. For the Jacobin podcast the Dig, Daniel Denvir spoke at length about Gramsci and the relevance of his legacy today with Yale historian Michael Denning.
What are the Most Common Types of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)? | JD Supra
The most common types of ADR for civil cases are neutral evaluation, mediation, arbitration, and settlement conferences. All of these are designed to resolve the dispute between the parties short of going to trial. Resolving a dispute short of trial using ADR provides both parties a much greater degree of positive control over the outcome of the dispute.
Tips For Navigating a Prenuptial Agreement Conversation | JD Supra
This article will go through some helpful tips on approaching the topic of a prenup. This is one of the most challenging conversations a couple can have, so having some useful tips can ease users into the conversation. Regardless of how often you have been married and whether it is the first, second, or third time, marriage comes with emotional and practical issues that should be planned for.
Michael Denning on Antonio Gramsci and Hegemony
Michael Denning Gramsci is one of the major political thinkers of the twentieth century. Gramsci would think that’s an unreasonable and inaccurate reason to look at him. But that’s not really the interesting way to talk about him. In fact, the way of thinking about intellectual history as a series of great thinkers is one of the points that Gramsci wants to challenge throughout all of this.
Dime Novels and Story Papers for Kids
The nineteenth century was an important and productive period in the United States for popular literature, thanks to the rise of pocket-sized dime novels and weekly illustrated “story papers” that combined all the serialized fiction, gossip, jokes, art, and intrigue that a reader could want.
Ebby Nuke LaLoosh and Client Control | JD Supra
Sometimes You Have to Let Them ‘Bring the Heat’ Kevin Costner has been in some fantastic baseball movies: Field of Dreams, For Love of the Game, A League of Their Own, and his most entertaining – Bull Durham. In Bull Durham, he plays Crash Davis – “the player to be named later,” traded to the Bulls to bring along their new Major League pitching prospect, Ebby Calvin LaLoosh, AKA “Nuke.” Crash’s job is to get Nuke ready for the Majors.
A New Form of Practical Criticism: Michael Denning on Raymond Williams
Reprinted from The Raymond Williams Society blog. On Wednesday, March 7, Michael Denning delivered the Raymond Williams Society Annual Lecture in Manchester. Can we begin by discussing your first encounter with Raymond Williams’s work? And how formative were the Centre for Contemporary Cultural Studies (CCCS) and Stuart Hall on your thinking? Did you meet Williams during your studies at Birmingham?
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The Laboring of American Culture in the Twentieth Century A panoramic history of the culture of Depression-era America and the Popular Front. The Cultural Front charts the extraordinary upsurge of cultural activity and theory in America that began during the Great Depression and embraced Disney animators and proletarian novelists alike, alongside Orson Welles, Duke Ellington, John Dos Passos, C. L. R James and Billie Holiday.
Trappers Bakery - 4 Sowerby St.
Beware the "regular" size coffee is in fact a small. The steak and kidney pie skimped on the kidney, there was only one piece in there. On a positive, the custard tart was nice. Also eftpos has $1 fee
2nd body found in Harnett County identified
The Harnett County Sheriff's Office says a body found August 17 off Cool Springs Road has been identified through dental records as 27-year-old Ashley Castillo, who was known to reside in the Benson and Dunn areas.The cause of death is still under investigation.Harnett County Sheriff Wayne Coats said the body was discovered during the investigation of the death of 39-year-old Marcus Lester Fisher of Dunn.
Woman charged with concealing Harnett County death
Harnett County Sheriff Wayne Coats says a third person has been charged as his deputies investigate the discovery of two bodies.Paige Nicole Carter, 26, of Dunn, is charged with concealing/failing to report a death after the body of an unidentified woman was found on a dirt path in a wooded area off Cool Springs Road near the intersection of Womack Road in Broadway August 17.Detectives are waiting for a report on the cause of death from the medical examiner.Coats said the second body was...
2nd body found in Harnett County investigation
Sheriff Wayne Coats says a second body has been found as his deputies investigate another death Thursday morning.Sheriff Coats said around 6:30 p.m., the unidentified body was located on a dirt path in a wooded area off Cool Springs Road near the intersection of Womack Road in Broadway.The body is significantly decomposed.
2 charged after body found in Harnett County backyard
Two men are under arrest in Harnett County after a body was found in a backyard early Thursday morning.Around 12:30 a.m., deputies got a call about a disturbance/assault at a home at 2028 Bailey Road in Coats.When they arrived, they found two men and the body of 39-year-old Marcus Lester Fisher of Dunn.His body will be sent the Chief Medical Examiner's Office in Raleigh for an autopsy to determine the cause of death.Authorities arrested 33-year-old Robin Chalmers Brown of Lillington and...
What Does One Do In the Face of a Lawless Administration?
Note: Since April 25, 2017, eight graduate teachers who are members of UNITE HERE Local 33 have engaged in The Fast Against the Slow, a fast to move the Yale administration to negotiate. For more details, see https://www.facebook.com/local33unitehere/ The global wave of right-wing populism landed in New Haven on May 3, 2017 when Yale University President Peter Salovey issued an executive order, announcing that Yale would defy US labor law.
Updates to National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel Pressure Injury Staging System: Why They Do Not "Wound" Providers
The National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (NPUAP) has recently updated its Pressure Injury Staging System to include modified definitions of certain terms and to provide a clarifying staging system to better address the different types of skin wounds commonly seen by medical professionals. The Panel elected to make these changes to avoid future confusion regarding the distinction between intact and ulcerated skin.
Companies that want to survive need a digital presence
Entrepreneurs who do not sell on the Internet and therefore do not have a merchant account often ask me if they need a digital presence. The answer: a resounding yes! Customers and clients use the Internet the way people used the Yellow Pages a generation ago, only more so. The lack of a website hides the entrepreneur from a large and growing segment of the marketplace. Demographers tell us that Millennials are now the largest age group in the United States.
How Colonialism Shaped Music As We Know It
Between the development of electrical recording in 1925 and the onset of the Great Depression in the early 1930s, the soundscape of modern times unfolded in a series of obscure recording sessions, as hundreds of unknown musicians entered makeshift studios to record the melodies and rhythms of their local streets and dance halls.
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About two-thirds of the tracks listed in the book’s appendix are available through Spotify and can be accessed through the Spotify playlist entitled “Michael Denning’s Noise Uprising.” They are marked with an asterisk below. A number of the remaining tracks can be found on the internet blogs and archives noted, on youtube, or downloaded from iTunes or Amazon.
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. Below we have posted Barry Witherden's guide to Coleman's recordings, first published in The Wire in 1999, and revised and updated for inclusion in 2009's The Wire Primers Like the composer Charles Ives, Ornette Coleman has suffered from a commonly held misconception that he is a ‘naive artist’. Such an impression is rooted in two anecdotes, neither accurately reported nor understood.
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. Below we have posted Barry Witherden's guide to Coleman's recordings, first published in The Wire in 1999, and revised and updated for inclusion in 2009's The Wire Primers Like the composer Charles Ives, Ornette Coleman has suffered from a commonly held misconception that he is a ‘naive artist’. Such an impression is rooted in two anecdotes, neither accurately reported nor understood.
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Who am I? I'm a journalist and a historian who writes about how American evangelicals are complicated. I was trying to explain Left Behind in graduate school and I talked and talked about the theology in the book—all about the doctrines of the rapture, the antichrist, and the millennium. Then my professor said, “But it’s fiction, right? Why is it fiction? What are people doing when they read a novel instead, of say, a theological treatise?” I had no idea. But it seemed like a good question.
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