I was just watching the Jake Tapper show on CNN where they were talking about the controversy of Voter ID law signed into law by the governor of North Carolina. Lawsuits have now been filed claiming that the law is unconstitutional and that it will…
[update August 14, 2013 5 p.m. EST] Mugabe is a ruthless dictator in Africa who probably just stole an election. Hillary just gave a speech in San Francisco where she called on our citizens to be vigilant about voter rights. She singled out lawyers and asked us…
The lady who hit Xavier was texting. Her head was down. She never saw the boy. She was texting “I’m on my way …..”. What will it take to stop Hawaii drivers from driving distracted? Werner Herzog’s poignant video is the answer to every adult…
Government-issued photo ID laws in the following states will deny US citizens the right to vote: AR, GA, IN, KS, ND, NH, PA, SC, TN and WI. When the United States Supreme Court effectively overturned Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act they also gave the…
Lawyers often talk about “damages” and what that means is what can an injured person collect for from the wrongdoer? My clients often ask me this question and I usually answer it this way. There are three general areas of compensation for an injured person.…
We often talk about automobile accidents but over the years as I have spoken with clients and usually found out that they weren’t really involved in an automobile “accident” but in fact were injured because another driver was careless, perhaps reckless, often distracted and that…
Gov. Neil Abercrombie and Sen. Clayton Hee (D – District 23) were heroes today. No, they didn’t rush into a burning building and pull out injured people, and they didn’t rescue…
To build awareness, I hope everyone in Hawaii will watch this moving video below about distracted driving. It was produced by my friend and fellow trial lawyer Joel Feldman and his wife Diane in…
The hardest part is often deciding who to talk to about child sex abuse. And an even harder task may be in picking up the telephone and making the first call. If a victim of child sex abuse, now…
In April a new law went into effect in Hawaii that opens a two year window for people who were sexually abused as children to bring civil lawsuits against the perpetrator no matter how long ago…
Next time you’re on the road, take a look around, and as so many bumper stickers tell us, check twice for motorcycles. There are many more people choosing two wheels to meet their…
As I write this Kamehameha highway is shut down near Turtle Bay due to motorcycle crash and police investigation according to a report by KHON: Honolulu police have closed all lanes on…