Case Selection and Philosophy of Practice

Ken Hovermale limits his law practice to a few selected cases per year involving birth injuries, failure to diagnose cancer, surgical injuries, and other medical malpractice and general negligence. His emphasis is on giving these few cases, the time, money, and effort required to obtain the best result possible for these severely injured people. Many malpractice cases involve disabled children. Their future and the quality of their lives depend upon the resulting settlement or verdict. These clients, victims of malpractice and negligence, deserve the best effort and the utmost commitment from their lawyer.

Medical Malpractice Cases Handled to Settlement or Verdict

Birth Injury:
• Failures to do timely Cesarean section causing brain damage and cerebral palsy
• Improper use of prostaglandin gel causing brain damage and cerebral palsy
• Failure to properly treat pre-eclampsia causing brain damage and cerebral palsy
• Shoulder dystocia causing brachial plexus and arm injuries
• Improper neonatal care causing brain damage and cerebral palsy
• Read more about birth injury medical malpractice

Failure to Diagnose Cancer:
• Breast
• Prostate
• Lung
• Lymphoma
• Astrocytoma
• Melanoma
• Read more about failure to diagnose cancer

Surgical Injuries:
• Gallbladder
• Heart
• Pancreas
• Bowel
• Bladder
• Ovarian cyst
• Read more about surgical injuries

Other Medical Malpractice Areas:
• Failure to diagnose post surgical infection causing reoperations
• Failure to properly monitor Coumadin levels causing reoperations
• Failure to diagnose bilateral hip dislocations causing orthopedic injuries
• Dental malpractice
• Urinary tract misdiagnosis causing kidney failure
• Negligent pre-employment physical leading to death
• Nursing home injuries
• Negligent emergency room care resulting in paralysis
• Failure to promptly restart Coumadin causing death
• Failure to promptly recognize signs of neurological injury following a fall in a hospital resulting in death
• Read more about other medical malpractice areas

Other Areas of General Negligence:
• Defective products including industrial machinery, vehicles, drugs, dietary supplements, exploding bottles
• Construction site accidents
• Severe automobile collisions
• Premises liability
• Inadequate public event security
• Read more about other areas of general negligence