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strict product liability

Do you have to prove a company was careless to recover for a dangerous product? Not always. Strict product liability allows an injured person to hold a manufacturer,...

Hilo postal route wrecked by construction gravel and now they're pushing light duty anyway

A Hilo postal worker can have a work injury claim and a separate fault case over road debris, and the biggest fights are usually over blame and forced "light duty."

ARTICLE by Marcus Torres

Am I screwed if his employer says he was off the clock?

A Hilo salon worker got hit head-on in a parking garage, and the ugly fight is whether the driver's employer can dodge the claim by saying he was off duty.

ARTICLE by Kimo Aiona

Honolulu truck crash and now the business says it's just an LLC?

A commercial truck hit a farm worker at a rural Honolulu intersection, and now the business is hiding behind an LLC while medical bills and rent are piling up.

ARTICLE by Marcus Torres

Honolulu bus pileup in fog and the insurance number sounds way too low

A Honolulu fog pileup with a city bus can turn into a fight over medical care and policy limits fast, especially when the adjuster is lowballing you.

ARTICLE by Grace Santos

Feels wrong to sue over a Kaneohe crash, but the bad part may matter more than the turn

A project manager driving between job sites in Kaneohe may have both a workers' comp claim and a separate injury case if a defective SUV part caused or worsened the crash.

ARTICLE by Marcus Torres

My adjuster just said this Hilo crash is only workers' comp

A Hilo social worker can end up with workers' comp, PIP, and a claim against the left-turn driver all at once, and the insurers will spend months arguing over who pays first.

ARTICLE by Amy Chang

Can my Honolulu employer cut my hours if I file after a road work crash?

Moderate Hawaii injury claims from work-related traffic crashes often settle in the five figures, and your employer generally cannot legally cut your hours or fire you just for...

After a Pearl City work crash, should I gather proof myself or trust my boss?

The adjuster is about to ask, "What proof do you have right now?" Your answer can decide whether this gets treated like a real injury claim or shoved onto your personal...

Why is my Kailua-Kona boss saying workers comp blocks my Instacart crash claim?

If the ER told you the crash injuries happened while you were working, the workers' comp carrier will use that to put the claim under Hawaii workers' compensation. That does...

Scared to file after a Pearl City H-1 crash because of your status? A city truck claim gets ugly fast

A crash with a city-owned truck on H-1 near Pearl City is not a normal insurance claim, and a criminal charge against the driver does not pause the civil fight over your injuries or your mental health.

ARTICLE by Kimo Aiona

Can my Hilo boss force me to use my own insurance after a work crash?

No. In Hawaii, once an employer knows about a work injury, it generally must report it to the Disability Compensation Division within 7 working days. Picture a Hilo...

our bills won't wait while the rental car insurers fight

When a project manager dies after being hit in Kaneohe, the estate, the spouse, the kids, and the insurance mess are not all the same claim.

ARTICLE by Lisa Fernandez

Parked outside a Hilo office, hit by a runner, then lowballed by a lying adjuster

A janitor in Hilo got stuck with a parked-car hit-and-run and an adjuster playing games about policy limits.

ARTICLE by Marcus Torres

Could a Waipahu crash settlement wipe out the SSDI check you live on?

A Waipahu rideshare driver on SSDI after a rear-end crash usually does not lose SSDI because of a settlement, but the hospital lien can gut the payout unless it gets challenged and reduced.

ARTICLE by Marcus Torres

I found out the filing clock may be almost up after that Waipahu fog pileup

A night-shift security guard in Waipahu can still have multiple sources of money after a fog pileup, but the two-year lawsuit deadline and the empty-LLC problem can wreck the case fast.

ARTICLE by Keoni Makoa

crashworthiness doctrine

A maker can be liable when a product did not cause the accident but did make the injuries worse. "Crashworthiness" is most often discussed with vehicles, but the idea reaches...

My Honolulu crash is almost two years old and Medicare wants a cut

Two impacts, two insurers, Medicare in the middle, and the deadline can sneak up fast if you moved here recently and don't know the system.

ARTICLE by Derek Kahunahana

failure to supervise

When a person or organization has a duty to watch, guide, or protect someone and does not provide the level of oversight that a reasonable situation requires, that can be a...

An IME doctor said you're fine - the MRI fight starts there

A Kaneohe bus driver can still have a real injury claim when the insurance doctor pretends the MRI means nothing.

ARTICLE by Jennifer Nakamura