Dacanay v. Liberty mutual insurance
IN THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF HAWAI’I IN THE MATTER OF THE CLAIM OF FLOR DACANAY, Claimant/Appellee-Appellee, v. LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO., Respondent/Appellant-Appellant, and J. P. SCHMIDT, INSURANCE COMMISSIONER, Appellee-Appellee NO. 25424 APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIRST CIRCUIT (Civ. No. 02-1-1057) FEBRUARY 9, 2005 WATANABE, ACTING C.J., AND […]
Read MoreEyewitnesses and Other Sources of Accident Data: The Investigator’s Dilemma
August 2003 The key to an incident investigation is data: the physical attributes of the site, the project and event artifacts, and eyewitness testimony. These three principle sources are needed to conduct a thorough construction accident investigation, but none is more worrisome than the recollections of witnesses. Investigators need to get the accounts quickly before […]
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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI’ JADE WEMPLE, a minor, by her Next Friend, CHARLES H.Y. DANG, Petitioner-Plaintiff-Appellant/Cross-Appellee, and DAWN WEMPLE, Plaintiff-Appellee/Cross-Appellee, vs. DEAN A. DAHMAN; ASSOCIATION OF APARTMENT OWNERS OF SUMMER VILLA; and FIDELITY MANAGEMENT, INC., Respondents-Defendants- Appellees/Cross-Appellees, and RICHARD T. YOSHIDA and MAY H. YOSHIDA, Respondents-Defendants-Appellees/Cross-Appellants, and JOHN DOES 2-10; […]
Read MoreIn the intermediate Court of Appeals of the State of Hawai’i
MUALLA ATAHAN, Individually, and MUALLA ATAHAN and STUART M. COWAN, as Guardian Ad Litem of NEJAT ATAHAN, a quadriplegic adult; AHMET ATAHAN, BAHAR ATAHAN, GULPERI ATAHAN, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. HIDEHIRO MURAMOTO, Defendant-Appellee, and JOHN DOES 1-10; JANE DOES 1-10; DOE PARTNERSHIPS 1-10; DOE CORPORATIONS 1-10; ROE “NON-PROFIT” CORPORATIONS 1-10; and ROE GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES 1-10, Defendants NO. […]
Read MoreOn the Trail of Truth: Conducting a Construction Accident Investigation
April 2003 There are seven stages in a complete construction accident investigation: First Response; Gathering Information; Release; Analysis and Synthesis; Report Compilation; Communication; and Implementation. If these stages are not properly completed, the liability of the organization, especially for future litigation, increases significantly. by Ron Prichard, P.E. PhD. Arcanum Professional Services Over the course of […]
Read MoreWayne Dines, Petitioner-Appellant, v. PACIFIC INSURANCE COMPANY, LTD
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI’I WAYNE DINES, Petitioner-Appellant, v. PACIFIC INSURANCE COMPANY, LTD., Respondent-Appellee No. 17433 APPEAL FROM THE SECOND CIRCUIT COURT (S.P. No. 93-0069(2)) APRIL 13, 1995 MOON, C.J., KLEIN, LEVINSON, NAKAYAMA, AND RAMIL, JJ. OPINION OF THE COURT BY LEVINSON, J. The petitioner-appellant Wayne Dines appeals the order of […]
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