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• Hawaii Trials - Why So Few?

  Wayne Parsons | April 23, 2006 3:40 PM | 0 CommentsHonolulu, HI

  Last year there were 16 total civil jury trials in state circuit courts in Hawaii, 4 personal injury motor vehicle and 8 personal injury non motor vehicle. Only 12 Personal Injury cases went to trial by jury in the entire state in 2005. So why are the insurance companies and doctors complaining about medical malpractice cases and asking for restrictions on med mal victims rights? For 20 years I...

• Nursing Homes Are Not All Created - Or Operated - Equal

  Wayne Parsons | April 15, 2006 2:06 PM | 0 CommentsHonolulu, HI

  Bedsores can kill! That is why laws in Hawaii and most states require a level of care so that no resident should ever suffer from bedsores.The sales pitch for most nursing homes sounds wonderful. caring staff. Excellent facilities. No compromises in the care of your loved ones. But many nursing homes have a difficult time making the profit targeted by their CEO and unfortunately they choose...

• New Home Construction Defects - Home Purchaser's Rights

  Wayne Parsons | April 14, 2006 11:41 AM | 0 CommentsHonolulu, HI

  Nothing is more upsetting to the purchaser of a new residence than to find out that it has defects that must be repaired and to find resistance from the builder to repairing the defects. Good buildiers will quickly remedy their mistakes. But what if they don't? Unfortunately, some builders try to increase their profits by cutting costs during construction, a process that they creatively call...

• Your Insurance

  Wayne Parsons | April 12, 2006 8:04 PM | 0 CommentsHonolulu, HI

  Automobile insurance medical coverage (personal injury protection or PIP) is the beast way to protect yourself and you family from huge medical bills if an uninsured driver crashes into your car, and it is very inexpensive.Do you have adequate medical protection in your auto insurance policy? What if an uninsured driver collides with your car and puts you or a family member in the hospital? Who...

• US Chamber of Commerce Twists the Truth

  Wayne Parsons | April 12, 2006 7:33 PM | 0 CommentsHonolulu, HI

  The decptive poll by the US Chamber of Commerce misrepresents the quality of the legal systems in variousn states and promotes the agenda of huge corporations and their CEO's to turn the public against the courts and judicial independence.The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has released an updated "study" that supposedly ranks the best and worst state legal systems in America. But as with past...

• Wal-Mart Class Action Case Filed in Hawaii

  Wayne Parsons | April 03, 2006 5:51 AM | 0 CommentsHonolulu, HI

  Former Wal-Mart employees in Hawaii have joined with their mainland counterparts to hold the giant retailer accountable for altering employee time cards and cheating their workers out of millions of dollars over several years. After stone-walling employees's who first complained in the early 90's, Wal-Mart has admitted that the practice was wide-spread throughout the country. It was only after a...

• Jewelry Recalled After Child Poisoned

  Wayne Parsons | March 30, 2006 9:02 AM | 0 CommentsHonolulu, HI

  A four-year-old Minnesota child's death has led to the recall of over 800,000 pieces of children's jewelry. Reebok Internationl, Ltd. and Dollar Tree Distribution Inc. are part of the recall.The child died of lead poisoning after swallowing one of Reebok's heart-shaped charm bracelets. The bracelets came as free gifts with the purchase of a pair of shoes from May 2004 until March 2006. While...

• Hilton Settles Mold Class Action Lawsuit

  Staff Writer | January 06, 2006 6:30 AM | 0 CommentsHonolulu, HI

  Hilton has settled a mold lawsuit with guests who stayed in the Kalai Tower at the Hilton Hawaiian Village at Waikiki. Approximately $2900 people were involved in the lawsuit. Mold overtook the tower and forced its closing about a year after the building opened.According to kuali.com:Experts said the mold was a variety that can trigger asthma and also irritate the eyes, nose and throat, but no...

• Medical Malpractice Lawsuits Little Effect On Premiums

  Staff Writer | January 03, 2006 5:18 AM | 0 CommentsHonolulu, HI

  Higher malpractice premiums for doctors in Texas are not caused by so-called "frivolous lawsuits" that many proponents of tort reform raise their voices about. A medical malpractice study released in early 2005 showed that from 1998-2002, and taking into account inflation and population, many legal factors showed no time trend in affecting medical malpractice insurance premiums.Among the more...

• Car Race Ends In Fatal Accident

  Staff Writer | December 29, 2005 6:56 AM | 0 CommentsHonolulu, HI

  A car accident on the Pali highway closed Kailua-bound lanes for almost eight hours yesterday. Terrence Lee was driving his 2004 Nissan 250z at a high rate of speed when he lost control of the car, skidded into an embankment and tumbled into a 40-foot ravine. Traffic was stopped from around 2:00 AM to 9:30 AM, and police say there is evidence alcohol was involved. Witnesses claim Lee was...