PROTECTING THE LEGAL INTERESTS OF INJURED HAWAII RESIDENTS AND VISITORS SINCE 1973
A 23-year old mother of three is reportedly in a coma with the support of a breathing machine at Maui Medical Center after a routine dental procedure gone awry. The woman reportedly failed to wake up after having her wisdom teeth removed.Although it isn’t known...
According to a recent report by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s National Center for Statistics and Analysis, Hawaii is among the states where one is least likely to die in a collision with a large truck. Along with Rhode Island, trucks are...
Unfortunately, it appears that traffic in Oahu is much more dangerous this year compared with 2013. As of March 16, 15 people had been killed in car accidents on the island this year, compared with 17 for all of last year.In the most recent incident, a man was killed...
Last weekend, a three-car pileup in Nanakuli left one person dead and five others -- including a child -- injured. According to the Traffic Division of the Honolulu Police Department, one driver is responsible for causing the car accident. A police lieutenant said...
Prescription drugs are one of the wonders of the modern age. Diseases that were incurable or untreatable a century ago can now easily be controlled and eliminated with medication.These drugs are often quite powerful, with harmful effects if the patient is not given...
The recent rise in pedestrian deaths from traffic accidents had been troubling. In spite of generally good news regarding motor vehicle deaths in the last five years, and with traffic deaths reaching record lows not seen since the 1940s, the number of pedestrian...
A potential concern for highway safety, both in Hawaii and across the U.S. is the aging of the baby boom. As the demographic bubble of the baby boomers moves from middle-aged to senior status, the risk of car accidents potentially increases. And that risk threatens...
