If you have children, were a child yourself circa 1990, or if you just happen to like children’s movies, you may remember The Brave Little Toaster. The animated picture tells the story of…
Health care is an important subject to all people and it is particularly important to the clients I have represented in Hawaii over the years who have personal injuries or illnesses and must have…
Just recently, a man from Southwest Florida was arrested for running what investigators call a classic Ponzi scheme that targeted investors who were mostly located in Hawaii. According to the…
The main goal of Injury Board, and this Blog, is to promote health and safety. That may seem odd to some readers since I represent people who have suffered injuries or been discriminated against or…
When the Mayo Clinic and Johns Hopkins both weigh in on a medical issue it gets my attention. These two medical giants stand at the top of the list of great medical establishments in the world….
Heparin is a biological compound often used as an anticoagulant, administered to patients through a pre-prepared syringe. It minimizes the danger of such diseases as deep-vein thrombosis, pulmonary…
The Star Bulletin story Halloween hay ride proves fatal to Big Isle girl, 7 reports that Emily Midgley of Hawaiian Ocean View Estates jumped off of a trailer at the end of a hay ride and was run…
A report from the General Accounting Office (GAO) questions why the FDA has allowed drugs for cancer and other diseases to stay on the market even when follow-up studies showed they didn’t extend…
If you listen to doctors complain that they need protection from lawsuit abuse and that the real problem in health care reform is defensive medicine and lawsuits driving up the cost of health care,…
The Los Angeles Times (10/23, Zajac) reports, Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Margaret Hamburg on Thursday strongly endorsed legislation that would give her agency new tools to improve…
After an injury the first thing a person hears is usually: Are you hurt? Describe your injury. The other driver will often ask. The police officer at the scene. The ambulance drivers will ask….
The Washington Post (10/21, Dennis) reports that the House Financial Services Committee continued to wrangle over a provision that would allow state governments to protect bank customers by imposing…