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• Soldier's family petitions SCOTUS to reconsider Feres Doctrine.

  Wayne Parsons | August 27, 2009 3:00 PM | 0 CommentsHonolulu, HI

  WJXX-TV Jacksonville, FL (8/26, Weeder, Wax) on its website reported, The death of Petty Officer Nathan Hafterson is being used in a petition filed with U.S. Supreme Court asking the high court to...

• Hawaii Freeway Chronicles #1: What Are The Danger Points On H-1, H-2 and H-3?

  Wayne Parsons | August 27, 2009 4:48 AM | 0 CommentsHonolulu, HI

  Today I write about the Interstate Highways in Hawaii. No confusing numbering system here on Oahu: H-1, H-2 and H-3. There you have it. So it should be simple you'd think to identify the locations...

• Tort Reform Shows the Connection Between Big Insurance and the Republican Party

  Wayne Parsons | August 26, 2009 2:54 PM | 2 CommentsHonolulu, HI

  Do you love your insurance company? I'm not talking about the friendly Agent who sold you the policy and sends you a pocket calendar on your birthday each year. I love my agent. He is a great guy....

• Interstate Highways From Michigan to Iowa to Hawaii

  Wayne Parsons | August 25, 2009 2:25 PM | 2 CommentsHonolulu, HI

  Devon Glass from Church Wyble, P.C. and Steve Lombardi from The Lombardi Law Firm are experimenting with a joint project about highway safety. They are looking at trends and tendencies of accidents...

• Obama Administration only supports medical error reporting for infections.

  Wayne Parsons | August 25, 2009 1:33 PM | 3 CommentsHonolulu, HI

  Hearst Newspapers (8/24, Dunham) reported, While the White House acknowledges that hospital medical errors are 'a big and serious problem,' a senior administration official says President Barack...

• Andra Kimp Sentenced to 20 Years For Dui Death On Oahu in 2003

  Wayne Parsons | August 25, 2009 8:21 AM | 0 CommentsHonolulu, HI

  Minna Sugimoto (bio | email) of KHNL TV News covered the Court story in Honolulu of Andra Kimp who is now behind bars serving 20 years for a 2003 DUI crash that killed his passenger. The deadly...

• Medical malpractice reform debated.

  Wayne Parsons | August 25, 2009 3:32 AM | 0 CommentsHonolulu, HI

  The Buffalo News (8/22, Zremskie) reported, Dr. Richard Vienne of Amherst (NY) and many of his colleagues nationwide say there's one thing missing from the great debate over health care reform: any...

• Can We Afford NOT To Build More Bike Paths in Honolulu?

  Wayne Parsons | August 25, 2009 3:18 AM | 0 CommentsHonolulu, HI

  What is a life worth? How much do bike paths cost? What is a life in a wheel chair with a brain injury worth? How much does a good crosswalk warning light system cost? Health, injury death and money...

• Death Of A Child In Hawaii

  Wayne Parsons | August 24, 2009 8:05 PM | 0 CommentsHonolulu, HI

  Hawaii like most states witnesses teenage death and serious injury most frequently because of suicide and car crashes. A new study shows that Hawaii _ which used to be the safest place for Keiki is...

• Age Discrimination Is Wrong - Victims Are Speaking up

  Wayne Parsons | August 24, 2009 5:09 PM | 0 CommentsHonolulu, HI

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