Paauhau Personal Injury Lawyer

Besides being extremely expensive, serious injuries cause great physical and emotional stress. If you were harmed in an accident resulting from someone else’s negligence, Hawaii personal injury law allows you to seek recovery for your injuries.  

Catastrophic accidents can happen in the blink of an eye and be completely life-altering. Sometimes they happen on roadways when drivers are careless, distracted, or on property that has not been safely maintained. No matter where your injury occurs, if it was due to someone else’s actions or failure to act, you have the right to sue under Hawaii law. 

Contact the Hawaii personal injury lawyers at Leavitt, Yamane & Soldner to speak with a skilled legal team who can answer your questions and help guide you as to how you should proceed. Our attorneys offer no-obligation, free case review. 

What Kinds of Personal Injury Cases Do You Handle? 

There are many kinds of personal injury accidents that can lead to an injury claim or lawsuit. Our Paauhau personal injury attorneys oversee cases across most areas of personal injury law, including the following: 

Burn Injuries 

Patients with burn injuries are often forced to deal with lifelong consequences like scars, disfigurement, and more. These are severe injuries that often require multiple operations, lengthy hospitalizations, and a lot of time off of work. No matter if your burn injury happened at home, in a Paauhau motor vehicle crash, or was the result of a faulty product, if it was caused by someone else’s negligence, you could have a personal injury case. If you or someone you care about sustained a severe burn injury due to negligent conduct, we advise you to learn about your legal options by speaking with a Paauhau burn injury lawyer from the law firm of Leavitt, Yamane & Soldner.   

Medical Malpractice 

Our Paauhau medical malpractice attorneys have more than fifty years of experience investigating, prepping, and presenting complicated medical cases. We regularly work with top-ranked professionals in the medical field to make sure that every possible source of financial recovery has been thoroughly considered. We have assisted our clients with securing damages for medical mistakes made by physicians, nurses, pharmacists, medics, hospital employees, hospitals, and therapists. 

Car Accidents 

Insurance providers will often try to contact you soon after you are hurt in an automobile crash. It is essential to keep in mind that they are not concerned about what is best for you. Their main goal is to get you to agree to the smallest possible settlement before you have time to really process what happened. In many cases, what they offer you will not even cover your hospital bills.  

Once you sign with the Hawaii personal injury lawyers at Leavitt, Yamane & Soldner, you will have an attorney by your side who can efficiently walk you through your Hawaii car accident case from beginning to end. If any of the following conditions apply to you, we advise you to speak with a personal injury lawyer as soon as possible. 

• Fault for the accident is not clear 
• The accident led to a serious injury or death 
• The accident report from the police is vague or leaves out details that are relevant to your case 
• The car accident occurred in a construction zone, school zone, or similar area 
• Your insurer or the insurer of the liable party is giving conflicting or inconsistent details or is refusing any communication that isn’t through an attorney  
• The accident involved a motorcycle rider, pedestrian, or a bicyclist  

Your Paauhau Hawaii personal injury attorney will handle all communication with the insurance company for you. Their adjusters are trained to settle claims as quickly as possible for as little money as possible. Having our Hawaii personal injury lawyer on your side will prevent this from happening to you. We will build a strong case to make sure that you collect the economic recovery you are entitled to.  

Wrongful Death Cases 

Wrongful death claims call for a considerable amount of investigation and research and sometimes become incredibly complex. After losing a family member in an accident caused by another person’s negligence, our personal injury lawyers in Paauhau have the resources needed to win a favorable outcome for your claim against the liable party or insurance carrier. Your Hawaii wrongful death attorney will take care of: 

• Investigating the defendant by gathering documents like maintenance records, driving logbooks, citations for prior safety violations, etc. 
• Gathering of any proof that demonstrates the defendant’s responsibility for the accident. This may include a police crash report, surveillance videos, eyewitness accounts, and more 
• Any communication with others involved, including all negotiations and representing you in court 
• Taking your case to trial, if necessary 

Why Should I Choose Leavitt, Yamane & Soldner? 

• Experience: Our Hawaii law firm has been successfully representing personal injury clients since 1971. 
• Results: We have recovered over a billion dollars for our clients over the years.  
• No risk: You do not pay any legal fees unless we win your case.  
• Hard work: We are not afraid to see your case through to trial to ensure that you receive maximum compensation.  

Our Case Results Speak for Themselves 

Our achievements include multi-million-dollar settlement awards and jury verdicts. A few of our most noteworthy case results include: 

• $19.25M: Catastrophic injury 

• $11.76M: Pedestrian accident 
• $11.6M: Brain injury 
• $11M: Multiple organ injury 
• $10.25M: Brain injury 
• $9.75M: Spinal cord injury 
• $9M: Brain injury 

Does My Case Require a Hawaii Personal Injury Lawyer? 

Insurance carriers are supposed to give policyholders a feeling of stability and security when they are involved in an accident. Sadly, they put most of their effort into refusing to take responsibility by finding a way to deny payments on valid claims. If they can’t get out of paying, their next step will be to try to get you to accept a payment that is much less than your settlement is actually worth.  

Our personal injury attorneys in Paauhau have decades of experience dealing with insurance adjusters and know the most effective methods of preventing these situations by correctly calculating the recovery you are entitled to and assertively negotiating on your behalf for the maximum amount of compensation and the justice you deserve. 

All communication with the insurance adjuster will be handled for you and you can rest assured that you have a passionate, dedicated legal advocate who will protect your interests and your rights in court. Without an attorney, you may have no choice but to agree to the lowball settlement offered by the insurance carrier. The insurance will not be motivated to settle for a fair amount if you do not have skilled representation. 

What Should I Do if I Sustain a Personal Injury in Hawaii?

Following a personal injury accident, there are a few things you should do to improve your chances of collecting every bit of compensation the law says you deserve, including:   

• Reporting the accident immediately: This can include calling the police or letting a property manager or business owner know that an accident has occurred. 
• Seeking medical care right away: Whether your injury is catastrophic or you feel perfectly fine, seek immediate medical attention. A licensed physician can properly diagnose you, even if symptoms from your injury are not yet obvious. Getting prompt care also ensures that the insurance company will not be able to claim that your injuries were caused by something else. Plus, the medical records from this visit will be important documentation later. 
• Collecting any vital evidence: If you are able, take pictures of the scene as well as any visible injuries and property damage. Take down the names and contact details of any witnesses.  
• Following your doctor’s treatment plan: Always follow your doctor’s instructions and attend all specialist appointments and follow-up doctors’ visits. If you stop or deviate from your treatment before you are recovered, it could impede your ability to obtain financial compensation. 
• Calling a Hawaii personal injury lawyer: Don’t wait until you are healed, or until you get closer to your statute of limitations. You should get an attorney on your case as early as possible, to ensure that all existing evidence is preserved, and the lawyer has plenty of time to build your case and file it. 

How Long Do I Have to File an Injury Claim in Hawaii? 

Hawaii does have a statute of limitations for personal injury and wrongful death lawsuits. This statute signifies a predetermined amount of time that is given to file a suit after a serious injury. Although there are a few concessions, restrictions, and exceptions for every personal injury case, the prevailing and non-case-specific rule is that your claim must be filed with the proper court no more than two years after the day you received your injury.  

If you do not manage to file before the statute of limitations expires, you will not be able to pursue your case at all. Talk to a personal injury lawyer from Leavitt, Yamane & Soldner to learn what the statute of limitations is for your specific case. 

How Much Does a Personal Injury Lawyer Cost? 

At the law firm of Leavitt, Yamane & Soldner, we operate on a contingency fee schedule. This means that signing with our firm is 100% risk-free. We want our clients to feel confident in our ability, so we only collect a fee if we obtain compensation for your case. This means there is no out of pocket cost for you unless we make a recovery. 

What Kind of Compensation Am I Eligible For? 

After being injured because of someone else’s negligent or careless behavior, you could be entitled to three different kinds of compensation. Some are eligible for all three, while others may only be eligible for one or two.  

Our Paauhau personal injury lawyers will work tirelessly to recover all of the damages you are entitled to. Here are the three main categories of damages you may claim: 

• Economic damages: Sometimes called special damages, economic damages are usually the sum of all of the client’s calculable financial losses. This includes things like medical costs and lost wages. In some instances, it can also include reduced earning capacity or lost anticipated earnings if the injured person is no longer able to work or is no longer able to perform at the same level for the same pay as they were before they were injured. 
• Non-economic damages: Also known as general damages, non-economic damages are considerably harder to sum up than their economic counterparts. This is because their value is highly subjective. Most people have heard of non-economic damages labeled as “pain and suffering”. They may include compensation for physical disability, disfigurement, mental anguish, decreased quality of life, loss of fellowship, and more. 
• Punitive damages: Punitive damages are sometimes awarded if the defendant’s behavior was intentional or grossly negligent. These damages are meant to penalize the defendant as well as to discourage similar behavior in the future.  

How Long Will My Case Take to Settle? 

There is no set timeline that every Hawaii personal injury case follows. Each case is different and occurs under a unique set of circumstances. Most personal injury claims in Hawaii are settled out of court. Your case will take as long as it takes to ensure you are properly and fully compensated. Investigations and settlement negotiations can sometimes take awhile. If you are hurt in a collision with a tractor-trailer, an investigation into the cause of the crash will take a lot more time than a standard car accident due to the trucking company’s considerable resources and hefty insurance coverage. Contact our Paauhau personal injury lawyers today for a complimentary evaluation of your possible claim. 

Contact Us Today to Get Help 

If another person’s reckless, malicious, or negligent actions have left you seriously injured or resulted in the death of a family member, you can reach out to a Paauhau personal injury lawyer at Leavitt, Yamane & Soldner. Our team of professional attorneys is prepared to pursue the maximum amount of financial compensation according to the law. We take all of our personal injury claims on a contingency fee arrangement, so if we are not successful in securing a recovery for your injury claim, you do not pay us anything. We also provide free initial case reviews to all of our potential clients.  

You can schedule your free consultation today by calling us at (808) 537-2525 or by filling out the contact form on our website. Give us a call so we can discuss your legal options.