|
They say government carelessly detained boy in need of medical care By Jim Dooley The parents of a baby boy who died here in February sued the federal government yesterday, alleging that Customs and Border Patrol personnel at Honolulu International Airport caused the infant's death by "carelessly and negligently" delaying his entry into the country. The suit was filed by Luaiopu and Tony Futi, parents of Michael Tony Futi, the 14-day-old infant who died Feb. 8 after arriving from American Samoa for pre-arranged emergency treatment at Kapi'olani Medical Center for Women & Children. The suit closely tracked allegations first made against the government shortly after the child's death by private attorney Rick Fried. Michael Futi was diagnosed with a heart murmur shortly after birth and medical personnel in American Samoa arranged for his "urgent" treatment at Kapi'olani, the suit said. Luaiopu Futi, his mother, received an emergency visa waiver from Customs Border Patrol before leaving American Samoa with her child. They were accompanied by a registered nurse, Arizona Veavea, the suit said. On arrival, they were detained in a locked room at the airport, despite protesting that the child "urgently needed to get to the hospital," the suit alleged. The baby went into medical distress while the adults and another passenger in the detention area were pounding on the door and "screaming desperately for help," the suit said. When emergency medical personnel arrived, the baby was taken to Kaiser Permanente's Moanalua Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. The lawsuit seeks an unspecified amount of damages. James Kosciuk, spokesman for the U.S. Customs and Border Protection office in Honolulu, could not be reached for comment on the suit yesterday. He has previously declined to discuss the incident, citing potential litigation. |
Free Initial Consultations
Today is Thursday, March 11, 2010
- Cronin, Paul F.
- Fairbanks, David L
- Fried, L. Richard
- Kaneko, Stuart A
- Kawatachi, Denise K. H.
- Kekina, Wayne K
- Komeya, Geoffrey K. S.
- Lui-Kwan, Gregory L
- Luke, Sylvia J
- McPherson, Howard G
- McTernan, Patrick F.
- Ozak, Laura
- Sakuda, Bert S.
- Sekiya, Gerald Y.
- Thomas, John D.
- Toma, Brian T.
- Young, Keith K .H.
- Tom, Gregory Y. P.
Parents file suit in death of baby
Confidential Xerox worker shot in workplace mass murder
Confidential Child killed when boat hits whale
Confidential Financial services executive
Confidential Insurance industry executive
$1 billion State Tobacco litigation (consortium of Hawaii and mainland law firms)
$67 million Defective asbestos building material
$63 million Repair and replacement of asbestos building material in state buildings
$27.7 million Chevron gasoline tank fire kills two workers
$20 million Unsafe agricultural chemical
$20 million Chemical contamination of drinking water
$16.5 million Childbirth Malpractice
$13 million Paralysis in rear-end collision
$13 million Defective automobile design
$13 million Construction site fire burns workers
$13 million Paralysis in head-on collision
$12 million Defective agricultural chemical
$8 million Childbirth malpractice
$8 million Hospital error resulting in brain damage
$7 million Paralysis when hit by a truck
$6.5 million Highway construction accident
$6 million Head injury in trucking accident
$5.5 million Military hospital malpractice
$4.8 million Defective diet supplement
$4.8 million Prescription pill complication
$4.3 million Emergency Room malpractice
$4.3 million Defective prescription medicine
$4 million Improper spinal injury treatment
$3.5 million Tourist hit by delivery truck
$3.5 million Family rear-ended by truck
$3.5 million Private airplane crash
$3.4 million Hotel defect accident
$3-4 million University president (settlement depends on future benefit payments)
$3 million Singapore tramway accident
$3 million Defective military ordnance
$3 million Helicopter crash in South China Sea
$3 million Executive killed on business trip
$3 million Helicopter hit by missile
$3 million Failure to properly diagnose condition
$3 million Scenic tramway accident
$2.8 million Helicopter crash
$2.7 million Defective automobile design
$2.5 million Anesthesia malpractice
$2.5 million Bicycle accident with roadway defect
$2.5 million Bicycle collision with defective trailer
$2.3 million Dangerous medical vaccine
$2.1 million Plane crashes into hotel
$2 million Saipan airplane crash
$2 million Defective industrial equipment
$2 million Oil facility fire
$2 million Forklift accident on docks
$2 million Industrial plant equipment accident
$2 million Surgical malpractice
$2 million Manila Hotel fire
$2 million Pedestrian hit in crosswalk
$2 million Tourist hit by semi-truck
$2 million Collision of two trucks
$2 million Accident caused by racer
$2 million Seaplane crash
$1.8 million Long shore worker accident
$1.8 million Electrical malfunction
$1.7 million Decompression chamber incident
$1.5 million Massachusetts car accident
$1.4 million Scuba accident
$1.4 million Japanese citizen hit by crashing plane
$1.3 million Helicopter crash
$1.3 million Helicopter mechanical failure
$1.3 million Defective construction equipment
$1.3 million Sports equipment malfunction
$1.2 million Police helicopter crash
$1.2 million Defective sports equipment
$1.1 million Northern Marianas LPG gas fire
$1.1 million Defective vaccine
$1 million Swine Flu shot complication
$1 million Defective fireworks
$1 million Catamaran accident
$1 million Fireworks malfunction
$1 million Hot water heater accident
$850,000 Scuba diving accident
$800,000 Scuba lesson accident
600 Davies Pacific Center | 841 Bishop Street | Honolulu, HI 96813-3962
Phone: 808.524.1433 | Toll-Free: 1.800.227.8601 | E-Mail Us | Directions
© 2010 by Cronin Fried Sekiya Kekina & Fairbanks. All rights reserved. Disclaimer | Site Map