Between an explosive political climate and a global pandemic, the ins and outs of the U.S. justice system are more convoluted than ever before. If you are looking for more help on the latest changes in the legal system, you will find it here.
5,475. I’ll end the year with a number, and a question. This isn’t about tort law, car crashes or the cases I handle for people in Hawaiʻi as a trial lawyer. I write as a citizen. The number: 5,475 The question: “When will the people stand…
Covidien hernia mesh has been used to repair abdominal hernias since 2011. Hernia Mesh products have resulted in many complaints from patients in Hawaiʻi and across the country. Here is an experience reported to the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) by a patient with this hernia mesh…
When I first meet with a victim of clergy sex abuse, I do not take notes. I listen. I listen and don’t record anything by writing it down or using an audio recorder. It is important that I concentrate on listening to what the person…
The numbers are daunting. 5.5 million people over age 65 suffer from Alzheimers and 200,000 people under age 65. One in ten people age 65 and older suffer from Alzheimer’s Dementia. That 10% of that population. In the U.S. two-thirds of the people are women.…
It’s not lawsuits that are a problem, it is big corporations and the insurance industry that want to deny justice to people hurt by wrongdoers. The insurance industry, Chamber of Commerce, anti-consumer lobbyists and “tort reform” groups have spent millions of dollars to shield corporations…
Pedestrian dies after being struck by vehicle near Kapolei Walmart By Star-Advertiser staff September 18, 2018 Updated September 18, 2018 9:09pm My question: Why? What happened? Some will automatically conclude that it was a distracted driver. Over 50% of car crashes are caused by distracted drivers.…
Kavanaugh lied to Congress. Repeatedly. For over 10 years. He is still at it. What do Republican Senators supporting the Kavanaugh nomination say to their families? Their children? Most Republican Senators hope to be judged as righteous role-models of moral life, the word of God…
Please vote for Doug Chin for Congress. Doug Chin is not a professional politician. I am tempted to write that he is a “leader”, but that doesn’t really mean anything. It’s a conclusion. It’s what all of the politicians say about themselves. What has he done?…
There are many huge challenges facing a victim of sex abuse. One of the hardest may be talking to someone about it. The victims of sex abuse all face that anxiety, amidst many other emotions. Talking to someone. Anyone. It is difficult and often impossible…
What were those boys looking for in the grass when Patty Huang, M. D. arrived to pick up her son who had been visiting friends? It turns out the boys were looking for a small ball bearing that had come out of a “Fidget Spinner”, a…
