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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

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

i got hit on my motorcycle in Waipahu and now some stranger is filming me

A first crash is bad enough, and it gets worse fast when the insurer sends a private investigator to catch you moving around and call you a liar.

ARTICLE by Keoni Makoa

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

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

What are those curved tire marks telling everyone after a crash? They are the arcing streaks a vehicle leaves when it is moving forward but also sliding sideways, usually...

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...

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

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

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

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

Deep cuts in the road surface made during a crash. "Deep" matters because these marks go below ordinary tire scuffs or skid marks and usually show that a hard metal part of a...

point of impact

People constantly mix this up with point of rest, and the difference is not minor. The point of impact is the location where two vehicles, a vehicle and a person, or a vehicle...

Honolulu city truck turned right into my bike and now they're saying I waited too long

A Honolulu cyclist hit by a city-owned truck may not have the clock start the same way they think if the serious injury was discovered later, but city claims bring a whole extra layer of hassle fast.

ARTICLE by Grace Santos

Just left Maui Memorial and the city truck claim gets ugly fast

A crosswalk injury claim against a city-owned truck in Kahului does not turn into an immigration case, but the county process is stricter and the blame fight starts immediately.

ARTICLE by Lisa Fernandez

event data recorder

A small electronic device built into many vehicles records brief, crash-related information such as speed, braking, seat belt use, throttle position, and changes in force just...

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

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...

I got a denial letter after my Kaneohe bridge crash and it barely explains anything

A nurse in Kaneohe crashes on black ice after a 12-hour shift, gets a vague denial, and then learns the injury was much worse than anyone thought.

ARTICLE by Jennifer Nakamura

People often mix this up with crash reconstruction, but they are not the same. Crash reconstruction is the bigger process of figuring out how a collision happened by using...