Archive for September, 2009

September 10th, 2009

Indiana Personal Injury – Best Lawyers in America

Indianapolis, September 10, 2009 – Three lawyers from Hovde Dassow & Deets were recently selected for inclusion in the 2010 Edition of Best Lawyers in America. Boyd Hovde, Rick Hovde and Nick Deets were each recognized as Plaintiffs Personal Injury lawyers for Indiana.
Best Lawyers is used as a guide by those looking for legal service providers in the United States. Lawyers are chosen for

September 2nd, 2009

Indiana Medical Malpractice Verdict

Nick Deets, an attorney with Hovde Dassow and Deets LLC in Carmel, Indiana, obtained a verdict of $875,000 for Stacey Riley in her medical malpractice claim against Dr. Paul Kwo in the Boone Circuit Court on June 27, 2009. The claim arose out of Stacey’s post-operative visit with Dr. Kwo on July 1, 2003 where she complained of blurred vision, a twitching lip, a tingling

September 2nd, 2009

Indiana Supreme Court Resolves Collateral Source Issue For Personal Injury Actions

On May 27, 2009, the Indiana Supreme Court issued its Opinion in Stanley v. Walker, 906 N.E.2d 852 (Ind. 2009), holding that Indiana’s collateral source statute does not bar evidence of discounted amounts to determine the reasonable value of medical services provided to plaintiffs in personal injury actions. This decision reversed the decision of the Indiana Court of Appeals which had held that I.C. 34-44-1-2

Hovde Dassow + Deets is an Indianapolis-based law firm specializing in Personal Injury Law. Our attorneys practice in the following areas of personal injury law: Truck + car accidents, Medical malpractice, Drug liability, Wrongful death claims, Construction accidents, Nursing home injuries, Injuries to children, Pharmacy + prescription errors, ATV injuries, Defective product claims, Consumer class action, Aviation incidents, Train-crossing accidents. Hovde Dassow + Deets is based in Indianapolis, IN and serves clients and potential clients in the following areas and beyond:

  • Adams County
  • Allen County
  • Anderson, IN
  • Bartholomew County
  • Benton County
  • Blackford County
  • Bloomington, IN
  • Boone County
  • Brown County
  • Carmel, IN
  • Carroll County
  • Cass County
  • Clark County
  • Clay County
  • Clinton County
  • Columbus, IN
  • Crawford County
  • Crawfordsville, IN
  • Crown Point, IN
  • Daviess County
  • DeKalb County
  • Dearborn County
  • Decatur County
  • Delaware County
  • Dubois County
  • East Chicago, IN
  • Elkhart, IN
  • Elkhart County
  • Evansville, IN
  • Fayette County
  • Floyd County
  • Fort Wayne, IN
  • Fountain County
  • Frankfort, IN
  • Franklin, IN
  • Franklin County
  • Fulton County
  • Gary, IN
  • Gibson County
  • Goshen, IN
  • Grant County
  • Greene County
  • Greenfield, IN
  • Greenwood, IN
  • Hamilton County
  • Jennings County
  • Johnson County
  • Knox County
  • Kokomo, IN
  • Kosciusko County
  • LaGrange County
  • La Porte, IN
  • LaPorte County
  • Lafayette, IN
  • Lake County
  • Lawrence, IN
  • Lawrence County
  • Lebanon, IN
  • Logansport, IN
  • Madison County
  • Noblesville, IN
  • Ohio County
  • Orange County
  • Owen County
  • Parke County
  • Perry County
  • Pike County
  • Portage, IN
  • Porter County
  • Posey County
  • Pulaski County
  • Putnam County
  • Randolph County
  • Richmond, IN
  • Ripley County
  • Rush County
  • Scott County
  • Seymour, IN
  • Shelby County
  • Shelbyville, IN
  • South Bend, IN
  • Spencer County
  • St. Joseph County
  • Starke County
  • Steuben County
  • Sullivan County
  • Switzerland County
  • Terre Haute, IN
  • Tippecanoe County
  • Tipton County