Posts tagged oahu

• Doctors Starting Salaries - Do We Really Feel Sorry For People Who Make This Much?

  Wayne Parsons | July 08, 2009 12:43 PM | 20 CommentsHonolulu, HI Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  In the “Physician Placement Starting Salary Survey: 2007 Report Based on 2006 Data,” conducted in collaboration with the National Association of Physician Recruiters, found that...

• CPSC Chair Tenenbaum Seeks China's Help In Paying Chinese Drywall Claims in U.S.

  Wayne Parsons | October 16, 2009 10:57 AM | 14 CommentsHonolulu, HI Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  The story of ruined homes, hopes and dreams in the U.S. Southeast has been raging in the news for almost a year: Drywall From China Causes Concern Over Sulfur Odor In Homes - by Wayne Parsons...

• Senate passes Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act giving FDA regulatory control of tobacco industry.

  Wayne Parsons | June 12, 2009 1:42 PM | 13 CommentsHonolulu, HI Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  I can hear Limbaugh, O'Reilly, Hannity and Chaney moaning and whining already about the American people getting control of the runaway train that their FDA has turned loose on the public for the...

• Obama makes case for healthcare reform in speech to doctors.

  Wayne Parsons | June 16, 2009 2:59 PM | 9 CommentsHonolulu, HI Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  President Obama yesterday outlined his healthcare reform plans in a speech to the AMA in Chicago. The story was covered by all three network newscasts, though it took second billing to reports on...

• Treasury negotiating on GM's product liability.

  Wayne Parsons | June 26, 2009 2:26 PM | 6 CommentsHonolulu, HI Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  The Wall Street Journal (6/26, B1, Spector, McCracken) reports on the front page of its Marketplace section, The U.S. Treasury Department is negotiating with more than a dozen state attorneys...

• Motorcycle Deaths Skyrocket On Oahu

  Wayne Parsons | April 12, 2009 5:59 PM | 6 CommentsHonolulu, HI Category: Motorcycle Accidents
  

  The sad facts about motorcycle crashes in Hawaii: 7 motorcycle deaths on Oahu in 2008; 2 motorcycle deaths on Oahu on a single day - January 1, 2009; 6 motorcycle deaths on Oahu in the first 3 months of 2009...

• GM agrees to take responsibility for future liability claims.

  Wayne Parsons | June 29, 2009 2:57 PM | 5 CommentsHonolulu, HI Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  The AP (6/28, Fowler) reported General Motors has agreed to take on responsibility for future product liability claims, removing what could have been a sizable roadblock on the company's way to a...

• What Do You Need To Know About Testifying?

  Wayne Parsons | October 04, 2009 3:44 AM | 4 CommentsHonolulu, HI Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  If you bring a claim for personal injury you will have to answer questions. The one thing your attorney can't do for you in your case is testify for you. At some point the client has to testify....

• I was in an automobile accident. What should I do? Ten Tips For Hawaii Drivers

  Wayne Parsons | September 14, 2009 3:59 AM | 4 CommentsHonolulu, HI Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Your car is now stopped and you are sitting inside, shocked and hurt, after a collision on the highway. What do you do? What do you need to know? What do you say? Okay, stay calm and take a deep...

• Bone Meal is Bad Stuff in Dog Food! Fluoride above healthy levels is found in n 8 national brands.

  Wayne Parsons | July 01, 2009 2:34 AM | 4 CommentsHonolulu, HI Category: Toxic Substances
  

  God bless the Environmental Working Group (EWG). EWG Worldwide Headquarters announces that the pet food testing that voters contributed to resulted in a significant report: share the report. EWG...