About Robert T. Dassow

Robert T. Dassow was born in Sheboygan, Wisconsin on January 4, 1965. He was admitted to the Indiana Bar in 1990. He graduated from Beloit College with a B.A. in Economics with a concentration in Biochemistry (1987), where he was a Volrath Scholar and played three varsity sports. He received his J.D. from Valparaiso University School of Law (1990), where he was an Articles Editor for the Law Review, and served as an Adjunct Professor of Business Law.

He also interned for Chief Judge Loren A. Smith of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims. Rob is one of four partners at Hovde Dassow + Deets and has represented thousands of clients in mass torts, class actions, and multidistrict litigation, including cases involving defective drugs, medical devices, and products. He has been selected to Best Lawyers in America, the National Trial Lawyers Top 100, the Top 25 Mass Tort Lawyers list, and Indiana Super Lawyers in Mass Torts and Class Actions (2010 to present). He is a Member of the American Board of Trial Advocates and a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation.

Proven verdicts and settlements

In early 2014, Biomet agreed to pay at least $56 million to settle about 1,000 federal lawsuits over its M2a 38 and M2a Magnum metal-on-metal hip implants, consolidated in the Northern District of Indiana. Qualifying patients who had the device revised received a base award of $200,000, adjusted by individual factors. Thomas Anapol was court-appointed Co-Lead Counsel with W. Mark Lanier and signed the agreement for the Plaintiffs' Executive Committee. The figure covers many unrelated plaintiffs, is a reported minimum rather than a final total, and is not itemized by person.

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana (MDL 2391, Judge Robert L. Miller Jr.) · 2014Product LiabilityRead the full story →

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.

Practice areas

Education

Valparaiso University School of Law
J.D., 1990
Beloit College
Undergraduate, 1987

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Indiana, admitted 1990

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