Medical treatment and surgeries obviously involve a certain amount of safety risk to the patient. Most doctors in Hawaii and elsewhere do their best to adhere to strict protocol that helps them keep patients as safe as possible. Most doctors, however, does not include...
PROTECTING THE LEGAL INTERESTS OF INJURED HAWAII RESIDENTS AND VISITORS SINCE 1973
Medical Malpractice
Medication mistakes often made by nurses in ICUs
Any medical patient who winds up in the intensive care unit in Hawaii may be at risk if medication of any type is needed. Data shows ICUs are places of high risk for nursing negligence with regard to mistakes being made with medications. Every year, preventable...
Hospital takes corrective action after shocking surgical error
One can only imagine the utter shock and devastation of having a perfectly healthy kidney surgically removed by mistake. Sadly, this is not the first horrific surgical error to take place in one of the nation's hospitals. Each year, thousands of people in Hawaii and...
Overdose caused by medical error
There is definitely no shortage of bad news regarding people who die from illegal drug use. Not every overdose in Hawaii or elsewhere is caused by illegal drug use, however. In fact, all too many tragic deaths have been caused by medical mistakes that were entirely...
Grieving parents file negligence lawsuit following son’s death
Many parents in Hawaii understand what it's like to have a sick child. Some have also had the frustrating experience of taking children to a hospital for care only to be sent home without concrete answers as to what is causing their child's illness. For one set of...
Parents blame failure to diagnose for their child’s injuries
Entrusting one's child to medical professionals for care and treatment involves a certain amount of risk. However, parents in Hawaii and all other states can reasonably assume that doctors, nurses and other medical staff members will act according to the highest...
Woman says her injuries were caused by medical malpractice
In Hawaii and all other states, those who entrust their care to medical professionals have the right to reasonably assume that all treatment will be offered in accordance with the highest levels of accepted safety standards. Medical malpractice is problematic in many...
Parents of young boy say dentist committed medical malpractice
Part of being a good parent obviously involves helping children take proper care of their teeth. Typically, good oral hygiene includes visits to a dental office. Parents in Hawaii can reasonably assume that dentists examining their children's teeth or performing any...
Mistakes during this procedure can be deadly
Plastic surgeons in Hawaii and throughout the nation often perform elective surgeries meant to improve their patients' physical appearances in some way. One of the most popular forms of non-essential surgery these days has been associated with the deaths of at least...
A worsened medical condition is often caused by doctor negligence
Imagine going to the doctor for treatment of an illness or injury, only to wind up suffering further pain. Far too often, a worsened medical condition is the result of doctor negligence. In the most serious cases, deaths have occurred; in countless other situations in...