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New to Waipahu and your lawyer is ghosting you - switch now or risk the deadline?

If your Hawaii injury case feels dead and your lawyer won't call back, you can usually switch - but the filing deadline and the fee split matter more than your frustration.

ARTICLE by Jennifer Nakamura

Can I change lawyers during my Hawaii car accident case?

If your case is already in court, file a signed Substitution of Counsel before the next hearing, discovery deadline, or trial date. If no lawsuit has been filed yet, there is...

multidistrict litigation

You may see this in a court notice, a lawyer's letter, or a news update saying your case has been "transferred to an MDL" or "included in coordinated federal proceedings." That...

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

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

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

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

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,...

Kaneohe crash rumor check: a city truck does not get to choose your doctor

A city truck claim in Kaneohe does not work like a regular hit-and-run, and the fight usually starts with treatment, paperwork, and whether your symptoms showed up right away.

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

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

guardian ad litem

A guardian ad litem is a person appointed by a court to represent the best interests of a child or an incapacitated person during a specific legal case. Unlike a general...

business records exception

$25,000 in medical bills can become much harder to prove if the records that support them are kept out of evidence. A common worst-case problem is assuming hospital charts,...

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

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

no-fault divorce

Defense lawyers and insurance adjusters sometimes use the phrase "no-fault" to make people think blame no longer matters at all. In a divorce, that is not what it means. A...

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

Can I sue over a Kahului tire blowout if I'm undocumented?

What your employer or landlord is hoping you never find out: your immigration status does not cancel your right to file an injury claim in Hawaii. If the tire itself was...

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

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