http://www.hawaiiinjurylawyerblog.com/ Published by Bostwick Peterson & Mitchell, LLP en-us 2012-02-01T07:22:10-10:00 http://www.hawaiiinjurylawyerblog.com/2012/02/hawaii_parasailing_accident_un_1.html Just what led up to the tragic Hawaii parasailing accident is now under investigation. According to Hawaii News Now, an investigation is underway to determine what caused the parasailing line to break sending two men to the hospital, one of... Personal Injury Erik L. Peterson 2012-02-01T07:22:10-10:00 http://www.hawaiiinjurylawyerblog.com/2012/01/hospitals_fail_to_report_most_1.html A little more than ten years after a federal report revealed that hospital errors were responsible for more than 98,000 number of injuries of deaths per year, a new report prepared by the inspector general for the U.S. Department of... Medical Malpractice Erik L. Peterson 2012-01-24T07:53:31-10:00 http://www.hawaiiinjurylawyerblog.com/2012/01/defendant_allowed_to_introduce_1.html A recent case out of Hawaii looked at the issue of whether one defendant can introduce evidence of another party’s fault in a car accident after that party has settled. In Adams v. State of Hawaii Dept. of Transportation, the... Personal Injury Erik L. Peterson 2012-01-17T16:55:51-10:00 http://www.hawaiiinjurylawyerblog.com/2012/01/missouri_woman_dies_in_maui_hi.html A Missouri woman has died in a tragic Hawaii hiking accident in north Maui. Reports indicate that the vacationer fell about 25 feet off a waterfall. Susan Stephens of Chesterville, Missouri sustained massive head injuries as a result of the... Personal Injury Erik L. Peterson 2012-01-09T09:51:51-10:00 http://www.hawaiiinjurylawyerblog.com/2011/12/hawaii_supreme_court_determine.html Recently, the Hawaii Supreme Court determined that even where an individual if partly at fault for an injury, he or she may still recover compensation. In Steigman v. Outrigger Enterprises, a woman – Michele R. Steigman – was injured in... Personal Injury Erik L. Peterson 2011-12-27T17:52:35-10:00 http://www.hawaiiinjurylawyerblog.com/2011/12/doctors_with_histories_of_medi_1.html As stated in a recent article concerning the federal medical malpractice database a once useful tool to provide information about doctors who make medical mistakes has been changed, making it more difficult to obtain this crucial information. Recently, the Department... Medical Malpractice Erik L. Peterson 2011-12-19T20:21:31-10:00 http://www.hawaiiinjurylawyerblog.com/2011/12/hawaii_bike_accident_kills_can.html A tragic Hawaii bicycle accident killed a Canadian tourist on the island of Maui this past week. The man had rented a bicycle and was riding near Haleakala National Park. According to reports as he approached a “sharp turn” in... Personal Injury Erik L. Peterson 2011-12-12T18:10:51-10:00 http://www.hawaiiinjurylawyerblog.com/2011/12/negligence_lawsuit_begins_agai.html This past week a Hawaii negligence trial began against the State of Hawaii as the result of injuries sustained by a couple in a rockslide. Michael Patrick O’Grady and Leiloni O’Grady have sued the state seeking compensation for their medical... Personal Injury Erik L. Peterson 2011-12-05T08:18:22-10:00 http://www.hawaiiinjurylawyerblog.com/2011/11/gabrielle_giffords_recovery_in_1.html Gabrielle Giffords public struggle to recover from a brain injury has inspired many, including others afflicted with traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) striving to put their “brain and body” back together after such an injury. As reported in an article about... Traumatic Brain Injuries Erik L. Peterson 2011-11-28T09:56:54-10:00 http://www.hawaiiinjurylawyerblog.com/2011/11/kailua_family_sues_federal_age.html The family of a Kailua man killed by a federal agent at a Waikiki McDonalds has filed a wrongful death action against the agent, Christopher Deedy. The wrongful death complaint alleges that Deedy’s actions were malicious, grossly negligent and reckless... Wrongful Death Erik L. Peterson 2011-11-21T10:42:03-10:00