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December 30th, 2010
Posted by Nicholas C. Deets, Hovde Dassow & Deets
On December 30, 201o, the Indiana Court of Appeals held that Plaintiffs in underinsured motorist claims may obtain pre-judgment interest in excess of their policy limits. The holding was issued in the matter of Inman v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co., 41A01-1005-CT-225. The opinion reverses the decision of the Johnson Superior Court that had denied pre-judgment interest folllowing a jury trial and entry of judgment
December 27th, 2010
Posted by Nicholas C. Deets, Hovde Dassow & Deets
In Taele v. State Farm Insurance, 936 N.E.2d 306 (Ind.Ct.App. 2010), the Indiana Court of Appeals held in a 2-1 decision that an insured is not entitled to recover damages for emotional distress in asserting an uninsured motorist claim when they do not suffer an “impact.” Judge Crone authored a very persuasive dissent that it makes little sense to allow an insured to assert a
December 27th, 2010
Posted by Nicholas C. Deets, Hovde Dassow & Deets
In Cahoon v. Cummings, 734 N.E.2d 535 (Ind. 2000), the Indiana Supreme Court held that a medical malpractice plaintiff may present both a wrongful death action and a survival action to a jury where the issue of causation of the death was in dispute. The jury is then to be instructed that they are to return a verdict for the plaintiff under either, but not
December 27th, 2010
Posted by Nicholas C. Deets, Hovde Dassow & Deets
In TRW, Inc. v. Moore, 936 N.E.2d 201 (Ind. 2010), the Indiana Supreme Court affirmed a several million dollar jury verdict against Ford Motor Company. The case was a product liability action alleging that Ford was negligent in designing its seatbelt system and that the defect was a proximate cause of the death of the Plaintiffs’ father and husband. The Indiana Supreme Court reversed the
December 23rd, 2010
Posted by Nicholas C. Deets, Hovde Dassow & Deets
Two Lancaster County, Pennsylvania juries recently ruled against two local doctors accused of making surgical mistakes.
Dr. John Schantz and Plastic Surgery Associates of Lancaster were ordered to pay $2.7 million in a verdict handed down following a trial last week.
In a separate trial, Dr. Carl Becker II was ordered to pay $345,000 by another jury.
In the first case, involving Schantz, Conde Santiago, then 26,
December 16th, 2010
Posted by Nicholas C. Deets, Hovde Dassow & Deets
A Sacramento, California mother and the Center for Science in the Public Interest filed a lawsuit Wednesday against McDonald’s Corp. alleging that its practice of giving toys with children’s meals is deceptive to children and harms their health by encouraging unhealthy eating.
Hovde Dassow & Deets is an Indianapolis, Indiana law firm that specializes in plaintiff’s personal injury, medical malpractice, and product liability claims throughout
December 16th, 2010
Posted by Nicholas C. Deets, Hovde Dassow & Deets
A judge has ordered Shawn Devine to pay the family of Mishawaka Police Officer $5,000,000 in damages for his wrongful death. The Estate of James Szuba filed the wrongful death suit against Devine in May of 2010. The suit sought damages for the losses suffered by Officer Szuba’s surviving wife and dependent daughter. His 22 year old son was not a dependent and is not
December 4th, 2010
Posted by Nicholas C. Deets, Hovde Dassow & Deets
On December 3, 2010, Nick Deets, an attorney with Hovde Dassow & Deets in Indianapolis, Indiana, became the President of the Indiana Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA).
ABOTA’s purpose is to foster improvement in the ethical and technical standards of practice in the field of advocacy to the end that individual litigants may receive more effective representation and the general public be benefited
December 1st, 2010
Posted by Nicholas C. Deets, Hovde Dassow & Deets
Attorney Nick Deets of Hovde Dassow & Deets was interviewed for the Radio Series “America’s Premier Lawyers” regarding the medical malpractice verdict he received in the trial of Stacey Riley v. Paul Kwo M.D. The interview can be accessed by using this link: http://lbishow.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=293:qame. The article below accompanied Nick’s interview on the Series’ website.
Nicholas D. Deets is highly distinguished lawyer and a principal with Hovde Dassow
November 28th, 2010
Posted by Nicholas C. Deets, Hovde Dassow & Deets
In Cincinnati Insurance Co. v. Adkins, 935 N.E.2d 190 (Ind.Ct.App. 2010), the Indiana Court of Appeals held that an insured had waived her underinsured motorist claim by settling without the at-fault driver without the consent of the UIM insurer. Underinsured motorist claims in Indiana are governed by Ind. Code 27-7-5-et seq. which requires an insured to give notice to the UIM carrier of a proposed settlement
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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: