Attorneys

Bert S. Sakuda
Honolulu, Hawaii

Partner
phone	(808) 524-1433 (800) 227-8601 (Toll Free)
fax	(808) 536-2073
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Bert S. Sakuda joined the firm in 1979. He is particularly interested in cases involving insurance, motor vehicle accidents and appellate advocacy. He has developed a reputation as one of Hawaii's leading litigators and authorities on insurance law. He is one of the most frequently called upon attorneys in Hawaii to provide education seminars and to testify at legislative hearings in the field of casualty insurance. He has been a member of legislative committees of the Hawaii State Bar Association, the Consumer Lawyers of Hawaii, and the American Bar Association Litigation Section. He was appointed by the Chief Justice of the Hawaii Supreme Court as a member of the Supreme Court's Standing Committees on Civil Jury Instructions, Appellate Rules, the Discovery Referee Committee and to the State of Hawaii Judicial Conference.

Year Joined Organization:: 1979

Areas of Practice:: Automobile; Aviation; Insurance; Personal Injury; Products Liability

Bar Admissions:: Hawaii, 1979; U.S. District Court District of Hawaii, 1979; U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 1981; U.S. Supreme Court, 1987

Education:: University of Hawaii, William S. Richardson School of Law, Honolulu, Hawaii, 1979
J.D.; University of Hawaii, 1976
B. A.

Representative Cases:: Macabio v. TIG Ins. Co., 87 Haw. 307, 955 P.2d 100 (1998); Abramson v. Aetna Ins. Co., 76 F.3d 304 (9th Cir. 1996); Allstate Ins. Co. v. Hirose, 77 Haw. 362, 884 P.2d 1138 (1994); Wong-Leong v. HIRI, 76 Haw. 433, 879 P.2d 538 (1994); Mollena v. Fireman's Fund Ins. Co., 72 Haw. 314, 816 P.2d 1968 (1991); Ganiron v. Hawaii Ins. Guar. Ass'n., 69 Haw. 432, 744 P.2d 1210 (1987); Noguchi v. Nakamura, 2 Haw. App. 522, 638 P.2d 1383 (1982); Cariaga v. Del Monte Corp., 65 Haw. 404, 652 P.2d 1143 (1982); Peters v. Peters, 63 Haw. 653, 634 P.2d 586 (1981)

Honors and Awards:: Lawyer of the Year, Consumer Lawyers of Hawaii, 1996

Professional Associations and Memberships:: Hawaii State Bar Association, 1993 - 1995; Chair; Hawaii State Bar Association, 1997 - 1999; Chair; Hawaii State Bar Association, 1989 - 1992; Member, Legislation and Public Policy Standing Committee; Hawaii State Bar Association, 1988; Member, Tort Reform Subcommittee; Hawaii Federal Bar Association; American Bar Association; American Association for Justice; Consumer Lawyers of Hawaii, 1996 - 1999; Board of Directors

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

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