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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
November 28th, 2010
Posted by Nicholas C. Deets, Hovde Dassow & Deets
A New Jersey school custodian and father of three was killed on November 28, 201o by a drunken wrong-way driver. The driver of the wrong-way car was in stable condition. He was charged with vehicular manslaughter and driving while intoxicated.
Hovde Dassow & Deets is an Indianapolis, Indiana law firm that specializes in plaintiff’s personal injury, medical malpractice, and product liability claims throughout the State
November 18th, 2010
Posted by Nicholas C. Deets, Hovde Dassow & Deets
The Indiana Court of Appeals recently held that parents who suffer a stillborn child as a result of medical malpractice can maintain a medical malpractice claim for the resulting emotional distress. Spangler v. Bechtel, 931 N.E.2d 387 (Ind.Ct.App. 2010). The decision overturned the decision of the trial court which had held that the parents could not maintain a medical malpractice claim for the wrongful death
October 31st, 2010
Posted by Nicholas C. Deets, Hovde Dassow & Deets
Doctors with questionable records earn large sums of money as speakers on behalf of drug firms. Although drug firms say they hire the most respected doctors in their fields for the critical task of teaching about the benefits and risks of their drugs, and investigation by ProPublica uncovered hundreds of doctors on company payrolls who had been accused of professional misconduct, were disciplined by state
October 31st, 2010
Posted by Nicholas C. Deets, Hovde Dassow & Deets
The Indiana Supreme Court recently amended the rules for attorneys regarding solicitation of clients for potential personal injury or wrongful death cases. Under the new rules, attorneys must wait 30 days before they can send direct mail advertising to people who have been injured or lost a loved one in a motor vehicle collision or by reason of other negligent conduct. This rule was supported
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