Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)

• The Jones Act in Hawaii: Ed Case and Jim O'Keefe Object to American Worker Requirments.

  Wayne Parsons | October 21, 2009 6:42 AM | 7 CommentsHonolulu, HI

  Malia Zimmerman of The Hawaii Reporter reports on 20 October 2009 that a Jones Act Lawsuit Will Test Control of Hawaii's Shipping Monopoly. Her story is about a bread maker in Hilo who claims that...

• Senators Question FAA Administrator on regional carrier safety.

  Wayne Parsons | June 11, 2009 5:00 PM | 2 CommentsHonolulu, HI

  NBC Nightly News (6/10, story 2, 3:05, Williams) reported, A lot of people, many of them veteran flyers, have suspected there are two sets of safety and training standards, one for the big...

• Aviation attorney discusses hearings over Flight 3407.

  Wayne Parsons | May 13, 2009 5:26 PM | 2 CommentsHonolulu, HI

  On The Early Show on CBS News (5/12), Julie Chen spoke with attorney Mary Schiavo and the sister of one of the crash victims of Flight 3407. Schiavo said the fault lies with the airline because the...

• Investigators examine details of plane crash.

  Wayne Parsons | May 12, 2009 2:13 PM | 1 CommentHonolulu, HI

  The Wall Street Journal (5/11, A1, Pasztor) reported on its front page, The captain of a commuter plane that crashed Feb. 12 near Buffalo, N.Y., had flunked numerous flight tests during his career...

• Murder On A Caribbean Cruise Ship?

  Wayne Parsons | December 30, 2008 12:18 PM | 1 CommentHonolulu, HI

  At 8 p.m. on Christmas night, a surveillance camera on a Caribbean cruise ship captured the image of a woman in a bathrobe falling over the railing. Two days later, her husband accepted condolences...

• Cruise Ship Forum Selection Clauses - Redux

  Wayne Parsons | October 23, 2008 1:38 AM | 1 CommentHonolulu, HI

  I recently posted about Forum Selection Clauses in cruise ship tickets. If you get hurt on a cruise ship through their negligence you will find out about these clauses. They dictate that you must...

• "They Told Me That I Waived My Rights When I signed the Contract" .... Can They Do That?

  Wayne Parsons | October 22, 2008 2:41 PM | 1 CommentHonolulu, HI

  Did you realize that almost every ticket you buy and every contract you sign has some form of waiver of rights in it? Waiver of Rights is a new tool that corporations use to avoid the law. The law...

• Congress and Cruise Ships, Peepholes and Latches!

  Wayne Parsons | July 28, 2009 1:56 PM | 0 CommentsHonolulu, HI

  There you go again! Those are the memorable words of Ronald Reagan in a Presidential campaign debate. Those words came to mind as I listened to Congress brag about making cruise ships safer by...

• Ocean Personal Injury Law - In A Jones Act Injury Case What Does It Mean To "Arrest the Ship"?

  Wayne Parsons | July 16, 2009 12:25 PM | 0 CommentsHonolulu, HI

  How do you make Jones work you? If you are a “Jones Act” Seaman and you have been injured while working then the first step is file a complaint with the State or Federal Court for your...

• Railroad Accidents Capture The Public Attention After Tragic Washington D.C. Wreck

  Wayne Parsons | June 24, 2009 12:48 AM | 0 CommentsHonolulu, HI

  Trains fascinate all of us _ particularly little boys _ from an early age. The sounds of the train whistle in the distance is also part of the lore of the American country-side. But the romantic...