Archive for the ‘Medical malpractice’ Category

September 21st, 2010

Hovde Dassow & Deets Named To Best Law Firms in America Rankings For Plaintiff’s Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice, and Products Liability Law in Indiana

Hovde Dassow & Deets was recently named in 3 categories in the Best Law Firms in America Rankings for 2010.  The firm was ranked as a Tier 1 Law Firm for Plaintiff’s Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice, and Products Liability for the State of Indiana.  Hovde Dassow & Deets was the only plaintiff’s firm in the State of Indiana to receive a Tier 1 Ranking in each

March 11th, 2010

Hovde Dassow & Deets Lawyers to Present at the ITLA Lifetime Achievement Seminar

Rick Hovde and Nick Deets of Hovde Dassow & Deets will conduct presentations at the Indiana Trial Lawyer’s Lifetime Achievement Seminar in Indianapolis on April 29-30, 2010. Rick Hovde will conduct a presentation regarding hypothetical questions in the context of medical malpractice litigation, including defeating motions on summary judgment. Nick Deets will conduct a presentation on “Discovering and Admitting an Expert’s Financial Information.”
Both presenters

October 26th, 2009

Indiana Medical Malpractice Verdict

On October 6, 2009, a Bloomington, Indiana jury returned a verdict in favor of Plaintiffs Wanda and Bart Fitzgerald in their medical malpractice claim against Defendant Dr. Alan Wise. The claim arose out of a burn Wanda Fitzgerald received as a result of being rolled over onto an electrocautery unit during surgery. The Fitzgeralds were represented by attorney Nick Deets of the Indianapolis firm Hovde

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

June 18th, 2008

Indiana Judge Rules Widow of Medical Malpractice Victim Timely Filed Her Claim

On May 27, 2008, Senior Judge Hugo Songer of the Dubois Superior Court denied Motions for Summary Judgment filed by Defendants Jasper Memorial Hospital, Dr. Monte Sellers and Dr. Mark Sturgill in the claim brought agains them by Ruth Wessel in Cause #19D01-0709-CT-163. The Defendants had argued that Mrs. Wessel’s claim should be dismissed because it was brought after the statute of limitations had expired.

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
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  • Carmel, IN
  • Carroll County
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  • Columbus, IN
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  • Crown Point, IN
  • Daviess County
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  • 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
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  • Greenfield, IN
  • Greenwood, IN
  • Hamilton County
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