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Pedestrian Crosswalk Fatality In Kalihi Adds To Alarming Statistics

Posted on June 09, 2009
Rich Ambo of the Honolulu Advertiser reports that "[a] 54-year-old woman was struck and killed in a Kalihi crosswalk by a Roberts Hawaii school bus this morning and remained pinned under the bus for more than an hour after the collision." The incident happened at about 6 a...

FDA says three atypical antipsychotic medications may be effective in children, but carry risks.

Posted on June 08, 2009
The Wall Street Journal (6/5, Dooren) reported that on June 5, staff from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said that three medications "currently approved to treat bipolar disorder and schizophrenia in adults were effective at treating the disorders in children and adolescents, but carry significant risks...

Car Strikes Pedestrian on Kane'ohe Bay Drive In Yet Another Oahu Pedestrian Injury Accident

Posted on June 04, 2009
According to a story in the Honolulu Advertiser a teenager was seriously injured when he was struck by a car today on the 45-000 block of Kane'ohe Bay Drive fronting 24-Hour Fitness. The incident occurred around 12:10 p.m. The victim was transported to a local trauma center in critical condition...

Questions about automakers' liability loom during bankruptcy process.

Posted on June 04, 2009
Bloomberg News (6/4, Andersen) reports, "Plaintiffs in personal-injury and product-liability lawsuits against Chrysler LLC and General Motors Corp. are pressing members of Congress to ensure that their cases will be heard in court or an alternate form of compensation is found...

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Motorcycle Death In Kona Continues Tragic Year of Injury and Death in Hawaii

Posted on June 04, 2009
According to a story in the Honolulu Star Bulletin a Kona man is dead after crashing his motorcycle Speed and alcohol may have been factors in the crash that killed a 25-year-old Big Island man. According to reports he lost control of his motorcycle a half-mile east of Queen Ka‘ahumanu Highway in Kailua-Kona...

Cancer Patients Rally in New York to Reform Law To Allow More Time to File Malpractice Suits

Posted on June 04, 2009
In a story by T.J. RAPHAEL in The Legislative Gazette he reports that a group of cancer patients, their families and a coalition of health care and consumer advocates came to Albany, New York on Thursday seeking legislative reform of laws that prevent cancer patients from suing negligent doctors...

Consumer groups, trial attorneys criticize GM, Chrysler bankruptcy plans.(2)

Posted on June 03, 2009
The Hill (6/3, Swanson) reports, "Consumer groups and trial lawyers are crying foul over the Obama administration's bankruptcy plans for General Motors and Chrysler" because "those plans would extinguish all ongoing auto accident claims that blame a death or serious injury on a defective GM or Chrysler vehicle...

Consumer groups, trial attorneys criticize GM, Chrysler bankruptcy plans.

Keaau Motorcycle Crash sadly Results in Two Deaths

Posted on June 03, 2009
A story in the Honolulu Advertiser confirms that a 36 year old man and his 7 year old son died Sunday night crash in Pahoa on the Big Island. Police officers from Puna identified the two people killed at about 7 p.m. at the intersection of Route 130 and Ainaloa Boulevard in Pahoa as 36-year-old Thomas G...

Car Crash at Lusitana and Kuakini in Honolulu - Woman Injured

Posted on June 03, 2009
A report in the Honolulu Advertiser identifies the mother of penelope Tukimaka as the person taken to the hospital by ambulance after a car accident in Honolulu. Mrs. Tukimaka was allegedly on the way to pick up her grandson from school when the automobile accident occured...

Environmental Working Group Protects Babies From BPA Illnesses

Posted on June 02, 2009
The Environmental Working Group (EWG) has recently focused on children and bisphenol-A (BPA). I want EWG at the table, advocating for our kids - and yours - so their health is no longer compromised by toxic chemicals like bisphenol-A (BPA), which is dangerous to kids' growing bodies, implicated in diseases and problems such as diabetes, heart disease, neurological disorders, and cancer...

CONSUMER ALERT: Public Justice and Consumer Watchdog Force Cingular/AT&T to Face Consumer Claims for Overcharges and Bad Cell Phone Service in Federal Court

Posted on June 02, 2009
In an important decision for consumers a federal court rejects AT&T's efforts to bar its customers from joining together to hold the company accountable in court. Credit Public Justice, America's greatest public interest law firm for once again leading the fight against big corporations that try to take advantage of consumers...

Consumer Tips For Healthy Homes: Nontoxic Paints Arrive

Posted on June 02, 2009
New nontoxic paints let you color it 'green' As reported in the Honolulu Advertiser nontoxic paint is becoming a big subject to families who want their air to be safe to breathe. Jennifer Forker of the Associated Press reports that nontoxic paint - low VOC paint - is booming...

As GM declares bankruptcy, Obama moves to reassure consumers.

Posted on June 02, 2009
Media outlets last night and this morning focused much of their coverage of GM's bankruptcy on the government's 60% stake in the company, and on President Obama's assurances that he wants the Federal role in GM to be temporary. In addition to generating extensive cable commentary and front-page headlines across the nation, GM's descent into bankruptcy led all three network newscasts, which devoted a combined 19 minutes and 40 seconds to the story...

PesticidesPancreatic Cancer Caused By Pesticides - what to do and Where to go if you are Diagnosed

Posted on May 31, 2009
In a Beyond Pesticides story on May 28, 2009 the link between pancreatic cancer and two common herbicides was reported. Pancreatic cancer, gallbladder cancer and bile duct cancer (cholangiocarcinoma) are among the most devastating cancers. Pancreatic cancer is diagnosed in about 35,000 U...

Eighteen Students Injured in Two Separate School Bus - Automobile Accidents On Oahu

Posted on May 31, 2009
No school bus automobile accidents all year and then two on one day late in May. Hopefully none of the eighteen students are seriously injured although they were taken to area hospitals for examination. According to the report of the Honolulu Advertiser: In the first accident, the bus collided with a car about 7:25 this morning at the intersection of Kaaholo and Leia streets in the Village Park area of Waipahu...

Suicide spurs investigation of "chemical restraints" in Florida foster care system.

Posted on May 29, 2009
The Miami Herald (5/29) reports, "Nearly three of 10 teenage Florida foster children have been prescribed a mental-health drug, and 73 foster kids younger than 6 are taking mind-altering drugs, according to a study released Thursday in response to the death of a Broward foster child who was taking such medications...

Crosswalk Automobile Pedestrian Collision On Queen Emma Street Seriously Injures Two Girls

Posted on May 28, 2009
According to a story by the Honolulu Advertiser 2 intermediate school girls were struck by a car as they crossed Queen Emma Street at Vineyard Street in a crosswalk. The Advertiser reports that Workers in a nearby restaurant said they believe the girls are students at Central Intermediate School who left the campus just before 8 a...

Two dead in Wheeler Army Airfield copter crash

Posted on May 28, 2009
A Honolulu Advertiser story by William Cole, Military Writer reports that 2 Army helicopter pilots died when their helicopter crashed during a routine maintenance test flight. The soldiers were with the 25th Combat Aviation Brigade. The crash, described by Col...

White House begins push for Sotomayor as GOP considers strategy.

Posted on May 28, 2009
Coverage of the Supreme Court nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor follows several tracks. While much attention is given to former House Speaker Newt Gingrich's online assertion that Sotomayor is a "racist" -- a reference to a speech she made in 2001 -- Republicans in the Senate are taking a more muted approach, all but conceding that Sotomayor will be confirmed, and debating among themselves how hard to press her during confirmation hearings...

Hawaii Crosswalk Safety Chronicles: On a Day of Tragedy, What is the law?

Posted on May 28, 2009
Two teenage students were struck in a crosswalk on Queen Emma Street in Honolulu today. he driver said that she saw the girls. No one said this, but I will - the girls also should be able to see a car. So what happened? Why did these people not avoid a clearly avoidable collision between a car and the fragile bodies of 2 students? Don't get me wrong...

Sara Lee accuses Oscar Mayer of false advertising.

Posted on May 26, 2009
The AP (5/26, Fredrix) reports that a "lawsuit focused on advertising and product claims filed this week by Sara Lee Corp., the maker of Ball Park Franks, against Oscar Mayer-making rival Kraft Foods Inc. is the latest turn in the summer wiener wars...

Medical Device Safety Act would allow state suits, but some lawmakers oppose it.(2)

Posted on May 26, 2009
The Greenville News (5/24, Osby) reported that the "Medical Device Safety Act of 2009... would reverse the high court's decision" and would allow patients to sue Medtronic under state law. Don Fernbach, who was one of the patient's shocked by a defective lead said, "As long as victims of defective medical devices can't sue...

Medical Device Safety Act would allow state suits, but some lawmakers oppose it.

Surgery in Your Near Future? Stay Out of the Hospital in the Summer Months or if You Must Go Here Are 5 Tips from Martine Ehreclou to Make Your Summer Hospital Stay Safe

Posted on May 23, 2009
Martine Ehrenclou, MA - Contributor Author of Critical Conditions: The Essential Hospital Guide To Get Your Loved One Out Alive A good friend of mine has to have rotator cuff surgery. She told me yesterday that she was planning to wait on the surgery until a number of important events had passed...

Health Fact: What is a calorie?

Posted on May 23, 2009
If you are looking for education about legal topics I have put up the "gone fishin'" sign for a few hours. A friend, Christie Bridges gave me an article on what a calorie is, and I enjoyed reading it. Ms. Bridges is a fitness Guru to many of us in Hawaii and offers more in depth information than we usually get from the fitness community...

Seat Belts and Summer Driving: Protect Your Loved Ones, Buckle Up!

Posted on May 23, 2009
An article in the Bennington Banner about seat belts and automobile accidents made me think about what we can do to encourage safety in driving at this time of year. What time of year is it? From Bangor to Lahaina it is Pron season. That took me to another article I had recently read by Des Moines, Iowa safety advocate and attorney Steve Lombardi...

Lawyers Voice Objections to Chrysler Bankruptcy Plan.

Posted on May 22, 2009
The Detroit News (5/21, Priddle, Shepardson) reported, "A flurry of objections in the Chrysler LLC bankruptcy case continue to be filed in advance of a hearing next week to approve a tie-up with Fiat SpA." A motion was filed by attorneys for "Public Citizen and other plaintiffs...

Virginia Mountaintop Mine That Would Pollute Miles of Streams With Mining Waste Blocked By Top Consumer Group, Public Justice

Posted on May 22, 2009
Less than a week after Public Justice filed a complaint in federal court and threatened to seek a temporary restraining order, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers suspended its permit that would have allowed A&G Coal Corporation to begin filling nearly three miles of streams with mining waste at its planned 1,291-acre Ison Rock Ridge Surface Mine, which would be within sight of the Derby Historic District that is listed on the National Register...

Its Friday! What Can I Say? Sound, Music, The Violin and Life's Lessons. I Reflect.

Posted on May 22, 2009
The idea that music and dance and art take us up into the better parts of ourselves and our lives has been often expressed. My humble effort this Friday is more for me than for anyone else. I need to remind myself about what life is all about. Today I did that with another Susan Boyle moment but this time the messenger was a young Asian violinist and a story about what matters put to music...

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