The People’s Law School (PLS) program provides everyone in the community with access to real lawyers who can talk about practical topics and answer questions about subjects that are important in citizens’ lives. In Hawaii the People’s law School program was begun in 1987 by Wayne Parsons through the
Your condo project has construction defects and you wonder what to do first. What you do will have an important impact on whether you successfully correct the defects. Of course you must notify the developer and contractor immediately. Do it in writing and keep a record. But you also must take some
Medical Malpractice legislation is scheduled to come before the United States Senate. Some Members of Congress want to establish limits on the rights of victims in order to protect powerful special interests and corporations intent on protecting their bottom line – no matter the consequence. Urge yo
Its a pain to read a warranty. Fine print and confusing language. But you must do it. Particularly if you are the owner of a new condo in an AOAO. Let me tell you why.I represent a big condo association in regard to construction defects on the roof. The membrane leaks. As soon as they saw problems s
In addition to the well known claims about Wal-Mart shaving time from their employee’s checks, the same management problems occured at Sam’s Club stores across the country. The allegations describe the process as a series of tricks used by Wal-Mart and Sam’s Club store managers to shave a few minute
The scene repeats every day and every night. A reckless driver collides with your car and you have medical bills and maybe you can’t work for a while. Who pays?First, the other driver must pay if you prove that they were at fault but that may take a long time and require a lawsuit to be filed. But y
How can you find out if a doctor has made serious errors in the past? This question should be primary in the mind of anyone comtemplating a serious surgery. Most doctors have clean records and provide excellent care, but a few doctors are repeatedly having problems. How do you find out?First of all
Last year there were 16 total civil jury trials in state circuit courts in Hawaii, 4 personal injury motor vehicle and 8 personal injury non motor vehicle. Only 12 Personal Injury cases went to trial by jury in the entire state in 2005. So why are the insurance companies and doctors complaining abou
Bedsores can kill! That is why laws in Hawaii and most states require a level of care so that no resident should ever suffer from bedsores.The sales pitch for most nursing homes sounds wonderful. caring staff. Excellent facilities. No compromises in the care of your loved ones. But many nursing home
Nothing is more upsetting to the purchaser of a new residence than to find out that it has defects that must be repaired and to find resistance from the builder to repairing the defects. Good buildiers will quickly remedy their mistakes. But what if they don’t? Unfortunately, some builders try to in
Automobile insurance medical coverage (personal injury protection or PIP) is the beast way to protect yourself and you family from huge medical bills if an uninsured driver crashes into your car, and it is very inexpensive.Do you have adequate medical protection in your auto insurance policy? What i
The decptive poll by the US Chamber of Commerce misrepresents the quality of the legal systems in variousn states and promotes the agenda of huge corporations and their CEO’s to turn the public against the courts and judicial independence.The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has released an updated "study"