Posts tagged hawaii

• Water Safety in Hawaii Threatened by Wide Use of Pesticides

  Wayne Parsons | November 16, 2008 3:40 PM | 0 CommentsHonolulu, HI Category: Toxic Substances
  

  Hawaii has suffered from contamination of ground water by pesticides in the past and the water system is always at risk from pesticides. In the early 1990's the University of Hawaii studied 40...

• Report From Maui to the EPA: "Waste Water Damages Reefs"

  Wayne Parsons | November 15, 2008 3:24 PM | 0 CommentsHonolulu, HI Category: Toxic Substances
  

  The Environmental Protection Agency’s Region 9 held a public hearing in Lahaina centered on what happens to waste water. The reason for the hearing is a proposed...

• Legal Case Study: Late Diagnosis of Lung Cancer

  Wayne Parsons | November 09, 2008 1:21 PM | 0 CommentsHonolulu, HI Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  The patient experienced shortness of breath and coughing and felt a constant need to clear his throat. He went to an internist at a medical group, who ordered a chest X-ray. The X-ray was...

• Legal Case Study: Emergency Medicine - Failure to Properly Treat Infant Fever - Anoxic Brain Injury

  Wayne Parsons | November 09, 2008 1:00 PM | 2 CommentsHonolulu, HI Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  In this unfortunate case a 1‑month‑old child experienced a fever of 101.3 degrees. Her parents took her to a hospital emergency room where she underwent chest X‑ray, urinalysis and blood work. The...

• Hawaii Auto Accident - What is the Covered Loss Deductible (CLD)

  Wayne Parsons | November 08, 2008 2:04 PM | 0 CommentsHonolulu, HI Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  When a claim is made by a person injured in an automobile accident in Hawaii the covered loss deductible automatically reduces the amount recovered by the injured party. How does it work? let's look...

• Arctic Sea Ice Thins And Recedes - Global Warming

  Wayne Parsons | November 07, 2008 3:50 PM | 1 CommentHonolulu, HI Category: Toxic Substances
  

  According to an article published November 3, 2008 in Science Daily the thickness of sea ice in large areas of the Arctic was reduced by nearly 19 percent (half a meter). In the summer of 2007 the...

• Study Casts Doubt on Claims That the Medical Malpractice System Is Plagued By Frivolous Lawsuits

  Wayne Parsons | October 30, 2008 4:17 AM | 1 CommentHonolulu, HI Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  The Harvard School of Public Health has studied the claims by doctors that frivolous lawsuits against doctors are rampant and driving up the cost of health care. The subject is plagued by wild...

• The Truth About Medical Negligence

  Wayne Parsons | October 27, 2008 3:05 AM | 1 CommentHonolulu, HI Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  Proponents of civil justice restrictions have made limiting the amount a person can receive from a negligent health care provider when they are a victim of medical negligence a top priority. A...

• Medical Malpractice Expenditures Comprise Less Than 1 Percent Of Overall Health Costs

  Wayne Parsons | October 27, 2008 2:42 AM | 14 CommentsHonolulu, HI Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  We hear a lot of propaganda from medical professionals, insurance companies and politicians who try to place the blame for America’s skyrocketing health care costs on the so-called medical...

• Personal Injury in Hawaii - Hawaii Automobile Accidents - Damage To The Vehicle Matters

  Wayne Parsons | October 26, 2008 7:08 PM | 0 CommentsHonolulu, HI Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Insurance companies have had great success in court when the damage to the vehicles is very small. They argue that no one could be injured if the photos show only minor dents and scratches on the...