- Wayne Parsons | January 30, 2009 1:17 PM |
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Automobile Accidents
KHON TV News reporter, in a story published on the KHON TV website on Jan 25, 2009, details a fatal car crash in Nanakuli on Saturday morning.
At 6:50 a.m. a car on Farrington Highway crossed...
- Wayne Parsons | January 30, 2009 12:34 PM |
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Workplace DiscriminationPresident Obama yesterday signed his first bill into law yesterday, the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act. USA Today (1/30, Jackson) reports the new law makes it easier for workers to sue companies for...
- Wayne Parsons | January 27, 2009 2:02 PM |
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Toxic SubstancesHonolulu is facing an expensive upgrade to its sewage system
By Laurie Au
POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Jan 19,...
- Wayne Parsons | January 27, 2009 1:39 PM |
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Toxic Substances
Earthjustice contends that Army skewed study of contamination
By William Cole
Advertiser Military Writer
A new Army environmental report examining the marine impact of 60 years of...
- Wayne Parsons | January 27, 2009 1:02 PM |
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Workplace DiscriminationThe Washington Post (1/27, A2, Barnes) reports, The Supreme Court unanimously ruled yesterday that a federal anti-discrimination law protects employees from retaliation when they cooperate with...
- Wayne Parsons | January 26, 2009 1:09 PM |
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Workplace DiscriminationThe Wall Street Journal (1/24, Trottman, Maher) reported, The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, named for a woman whose attempt to sue Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. for pay discrimination was blocked...
- Wayne Parsons | January 21, 2009 11:36 AM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsThe AP (1/21, Loven) reports the one of President Barack Obama's first acts Tuesday was to put the brakes on all pending regulations that the Bush administration tried to push through in its waning...
- Wayne Parsons | January 20, 2009 1:09 PM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsThe Chicago Tribune (1/20) reports that Obama's team is conducting a wholesale review of scores of rules and regulations set in motion by Bush administration officials as his term wound down, the...
- Wayne Parsons | January 16, 2009 12:11 PM |
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Toxic SubstancesThe Canary Report today covers a story that should make hawaii legislators think hard about why pesticides are rampant in the Hawaii environment. Here is their report:
January 16, 2009 by Susie...
- Wayne Parsons | January 16, 2009 12:04 PM |
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Medical Devices & ImplantsThe New York Times (1/16, A15, Harris) reports, Most medical devices have never been shown to be safe or effective, and for the riskiest devices this must change, Congressional investigators...
- Wayne Parsons | January 16, 2009 2:03 AM |
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Workplace InjuriesTom Finnegan reports that Kauai judge Randal Valenciano has ordered Hawaii Employers' Mutual Insurance Company (HEMIC), an insurance company that advertises heavily in the Hawaiian Islands, to pay...
- Wayne Parsons | January 15, 2009 3:53 AM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsA recent court decision holds that generic drug manufacturers cannot use federal preemption to avoid liability for failing to warn of their drugs' dangers. The court in Kellogg v. Wyeth held, as...
- Wayne Parsons | January 15, 2009 3:32 AM |
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Medical Malpractice
Francisco Castaneda
The U. S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled Oct. 2 that federal officials can be sued for violating the...
- Wayne Parsons | January 15, 2009 3:14 AM |
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FDA & Prescription Drugs
Arthur Bryant is a brilliant attorney and constitutional scholar. He knows.
He knows that as the American public grapples with the Wall Street financial crisis, fears about their jobs and their...
- Wayne Parsons | January 14, 2009 8:15 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsA male pedestrian suffered critical injuries in Kailua Wednesday night when struck by an automobile in front of Bank of Hawaii, Kailua Branch. Police said the automobile accident happened in the 600...
- Wayne Parsons | January 14, 2009 11:46 AM |
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Medical MalpracticeThe top 10 is one of my favorite parts of the David Letterman show and it always makes me laugh. The Top 10 list below however is dead serious because it is a guide to women to catch cancer early...
- Wayne Parsons | January 14, 2009 11:31 AM |
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Toxic SubstancesIn general I help the sick and the injured. My clients have broken bones, paralyzed limbs, brain injuries or diseases that are serious. Most personal injury lawyers wish that we could do something...
- Wayne Parsons | January 14, 2009 3:30 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsA motorcyclist lost control of his motorcycle at about 3:00 a.m. this morning as his motorcycle was traveling from the Deep Draft Harbor East bound on Malakole Dr. near Kaiholo Street. The incident...
- Wayne Parsons | January 13, 2009 8:37 PM |
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Automobile Accidents
KHNL News reporter Minna Sugimoto reports that a teen aged boy underwent surgery Monday after being hit by a car in Leeward Oahu. The incident happened on Farrington Highway near Kimo Street in...
- Wayne Parsons | January 13, 2009 1:15 PM |
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Toxic SubstancesWhat do you say? Children are the most susceptible to developing cancer from pesticides. Their organs are small and carcinogenic substances concentrations are greater for kids. Plus kids have many...
- Wayne Parsons | January 13, 2009 2:41 AM |
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Medical MalpracticeRemember Bethany Wilkerson? In Hawaii we pride ourselves in family. People come first, not profits. Aloha Aina. Aloha. Love. Bethany Wilkerson will not be forgotten in the Islands. Three year olds...
- Wayne Parsons | January 12, 2009 1:45 PM |
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Toxic SubstancesAccording to a report in U.S. News & World Report, King Nut Peanut Butter is the likely source of a salmonella outbreak. Here is the U.S. News & World Report story:
Two kinds of peanut...
- Wayne Parsons | January 12, 2009 12:55 PM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsThe AP (1/12) reports, An internal watchdog finds that financial conflicts involving outside researchers who test experimental drugs often remain hidden, and missing information, loopholes, and weak...
- Wayne Parsons | January 11, 2009 2:23 PM |
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Medical Malpracticehttp://www.commonwealinstitute.org/cw/files/AttackTrialLawyersTortLaw.pdf
- Wayne Parsons | January 11, 2009 12:23 AM |
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Wrongful DeathKHON TV reports that a hit and run driver has been apprehended in the death of Lindsey Kane in Waipahu. The story was reported today on KHON TV by Brianne Randle. Here is their report:
Charges...
- Wayne Parsons | January 10, 2009 11:27 PM |
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MiscellaneousHere is a front page story from the Honolulu Advertiser about the best party in Washington DC on Inauguration night:
No room at the inaugural ball? Head for the Hawaii luau in D.C. Group's...
- Wayne Parsons | January 10, 2009 9:21 PM |
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Toxic SubstancesI posted an article on pesticides in Hawaii waste water (KHNL Reports Possible Health Risks of Pollutants in Honolulu Wastewater) and I am following up with an inspiring piece from the Big Island...
- Wayne Parsons | January 09, 2009 2:40 PM |
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Toxic SubstancesBloomberg News (1/8, Fisk) reported, The billion-dollar jury verdict has disappeared from U.S. courtrooms according to Bloomberg data. Bloomberg notes that, because of changes in legal rulings,...
- Wayne Parsons | January 08, 2009 6:22 PM |
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Toxic SubstancesKHNL News Reporter Mari-Ela David reports on the KHNL website on January 7th about a about a federal study that exposes a public health risk from Oahu's wastewater. Here is her story. More can be...
- Wayne Parsons | January 08, 2009 6:21 PM |
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Nursing Home & Elder Abuse
Florence Ko, 81, had lived at Nu’uanu Hale in Honolulu for 18 months when a week before Christmas the staff at Nu'uanu Hale dropped her off at Straub Clinic & Hospital Emergency Room...
- Wayne Parsons | January 08, 2009 12:15 PM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsBloomberg News (1/8, Rosenkrantz, Drajem) reports, George W. Bush is using the waning days of his presidency to implement a raft of pro-business regulations, triggering vows by the incoming Obama...
- Wayne Parsons | January 07, 2009 2:33 PM |
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Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)In an earlier post, Robert discussed the impact of the Ninth Circuit’s decision in Burlington Ins. Co. v. Oceanic Design & Constr., 383 F.3d 940 (9th Cir. 2004) on Hawaii insurance law....
- Wayne Parsons | January 07, 2009 1:47 PM |
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Medical Devices & ImplantsThe Wall Street Journal (1/7, A2, Burton) reports, A federal judge threw out lawsuits on behalf of thousands of patients with heart-defibrillator wires that have been shown to fracture and dispatch...
- Wayne Parsons | January 07, 2009 12:55 PM |
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Wrongful DeathJanuary 4, 2009
A wrongful death occurs when someone is killed as a result of the negligent or reckless actions of another person. In situations where a person's actions are intended to harm or...
- Wayne Parsons | January 07, 2009 11:54 AM |
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Medical MalpracticeHave you ever looked at articles produced by About.com? Try it someday. Today I am posting an article that is particularly relevant to my clients: How to Keep a Symptom Diary h1 =...
- Wayne Parsons | January 05, 2009 2:15 PM |
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Medical MalpracticeGiving antibiotics as a preventive measure to patients in intensive care units (ICUs) increases their chances of survival according to a study involving 6,000 Dutch patients in 13 hospitals....
- Wayne Parsons | January 05, 2009 1:46 PM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsResearchers in California and at Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI) in the Netherlands, EPFL in Switzerland, and Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) in the Netherlands have discovered a...
- Wayne Parsons | January 05, 2009 1:30 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsAccording to a new report from Science Daily (ScienceDaily Jan. 3, 2009) researchers at the University of Utah have developed an automobile ignition key that blocks cell phone use while driving. The...
- Wayne Parsons | January 05, 2009 1:12 PM |
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Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)The article posted in Science Daily on Sunday January 4, 2009 is an eye-opener. Below is the full article. Go to the on-line version to see other related stories.
ScienceDaily (Jan. 4, 2009)...
- Wayne Parsons | January 05, 2009 12:59 PM |
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Workplace DiscriminationThe New York Times (1/5, A13, Pear) reports, President-elect Barack Obama and Democrats in Congress are planning swift action to overturn a Supreme Court decision that made it much harder for people...
- Wayne Parsons | January 05, 2009 2:02 AM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsI am asking a question rather than telling you someting this time. I need feedback.
In an earlier article: Drywall From China Causes Concern Over Sulfur Odor In Homes I cited news that reported...
- Wayne Parsons | January 05, 2009 1:52 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsBy KHON News
Story Updated: Dec 16, 2008 at 5:53 PM HST
It was just before three in the morning when the crash occurred. Area residents heard a loud noise when two trucks collided on the...
- Wayne Parsons | January 05, 2009 1:43 AM |
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Medical MalpracticeOften the parents of a newborn child do not know that the child is even suffering from cerebral palsy much less knowing what caused the condition. Web resources have great information on the...
- Wayne Parsons | January 03, 2009 3:04 PM |
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FDA & Prescription Drugs
ScienceDaily (Dec. 27, 2008) — For patients on dialysis, taking medications to reduce levels of the mineral phosphorus in the blood may reduce the risk of death by 25 to 30 percent,...
- Wayne Parsons | January 03, 2009 2:52 PM |
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Medical Malpracticerectal Cancer with Liver Metastases
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- Wayne Parsons | January 03, 2009 2:37 PM |
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Motorcycle AccidentsRiders hope for more motorcycle safety education
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- Wayne Parsons | January 03, 2009 2:03 PM |
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Automobile Accidentshttp://www.kitv.com/video/18397398/index.html
In heavy rainfall at about 4 a.m., a 1992 Camaro crashed in the Honolulu-bound lanes of Likelike Highway near Kamehameha IV Road in Kalihi, killing...
- Wayne Parsons | January 02, 2009 12:21 PM |
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Automobile Accidents
As the celebrations ended on New Years eve a 23-year-old man behind the wheel of a speeding sedan lost control of his car on Likelike Highway near Kamehameha IV Road. The car went off the road,...
- Wayne Parsons | January 02, 2009 11:51 AM |
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Defective & Dangerous Products
Chinese drywall causes concern in Lee
Sulfur odor prompts material testing in some Lee homes
By MARY WOZNIAK, mwozniak@news-press.com and...
- Wayne Parsons | January 02, 2009 10:53 AM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsThe Dow Jones (12/31, Dooren) reported, The Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday Celgene Corp. (CELG) added an additional warning to its blood-clot busting drug Innohep stating it could...
- Wayne Parsons | January 01, 2009 2:50 PM |
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Medical Malpractice
Robert Whitney of Attleboro, Massachusetts, suffered persistent and crippling stomach pain until his problem was finally diagnosed: During a hernia operation four years earlier, surgical mesh...
- Wayne Parsons | January 01, 2009 12:43 AM |
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MiscellaneousThe AP (12/31, Young) reports, California is suing the Bush administration to block last-minute endangered species regulations that are intended to reduce input from federal scientists, state...