Wahiawa Personal Injury Lawyer

Injury-causing accidents happen every day in Hawaii that change the lives of those involved. Being seriously injured due to an accident is probably the last thing on a person’s mind when they set out for the day, but unfortunate mistakes or mishaps that cause serious accidents occur regularly. The difficult recovery from painful physical injuries can be mentally exhausting. Many injured parties struggle to move forward and overcome their injuries.

Seeking guidance from a skilled and experienced personal injury lawyer can make a significant difference in your ability to recover after your accident.

Since 1971, the Hawaii personal injury lawyers at Leavitt, Yamane & Solder have helped residents of Wahiawa protect their legal rights following accidents. Our team can help you pursue a personal injury lawsuit against the person who is responsible for your injuries, pain and suffering. We can help you get justice so you are in a better position to rebuild your life.

Contact our Honolulu personal injury law firm today to schedule a free consultation at your earliest convenience and start your case.

Cases Our Personal Injury Lawyers Handle

Being involved in an accident can severely impact your health and well-being. Many people struggle to move forward and recover from painful physical injuries. The mental and emotional impact can make it nearly impossible to move forward.

In many cases, those harmed are also forced to deal with towering financial burdens from their accidents. To help alleviate the financial obligations injured parties face, they can pursue legal action against the person responsible for the accident.

Although filing a personal injury claim may seem simple and straightforward, the legal process is typically very complex, especially for someone going back and forth to local medical facilities to treat painful injuries.

Rather than attempting to file suit on your own, reach out to a Hawaii personal injury lawyer who can take care of your legal issues and fight to get you justice. When selecting a personal injury lawyer to handle your case, you must consider their history of successfully handling cases.

Our legal team at Leavitt, Yamane & Soldner can help you obtain the outcome you expect for your lawsuit.

Our personal injury lawyers in Honolulu, HI, have decades of experience handling personal injury lawsuits for clients in Wahiawa harmed by negligent parties. We have handled numerous claims for clients, covering an array of accident types.

We offer free consultations to all potential clients so that we can help you get started on your case today. Some of the personal injury accident cases we have handled for our clients include those involving:

• Motor vehicle accidents
• Car accidents
• Truck accidents
• Drunk driving accidents
• Moped and Motorcycle accidents
• Pedestrian accidents
• Bicycle accidents
• Personal Injury Protection (PIP) cases
• Medical malpractice
• Hospital malpractice (faulty policies or practices)
• Birth injury
• Emergency room error
• Diagnostic error
• Surgical negligence
• Nursing error
• Anesthesia malpractice
• Medication / Pharmaceutical error
• Laboratory error
• Premises liability accidents
• Slip or trip and fall accidents
• Dog bites or animal attacks
• Swimming pool accidents
• Catastrophic injury
• Traumatic brain injuries
• Burn injury
• Spinal cord injury
• Product liability cases
• Helicopter accidents
• Parasailing and other boating accidents
• Scuba and snorkeling accidents
• Ocean drowning incidents
• Wrongful death

Our personal injury lawyers are committed to being strong advocates for injured parties in Hawaii who sustain injuries in accidents caused by the negligent and malicious actions of others. We will work hard to ensure you can obtain a favorable verdict or settlement offer for your personal injury case.

Our Hawaii personal injury attorneys can meet with you for a free consultation at your earliest convenience to discuss your case. We will review the circumstances surrounding your accident and identify the at-fault party so we can pursue legal action against them on your behalf.

Handling Wrongful Death Claims for Grieving Families

Wrongful death is a fatality resulting from another person’s reckless, careless, negligent, or intentional acts. Deaths resulting from defective products, medical malpractice, and even drunk driving accidents fall under this category.

Unfortunately, several types of accidents can result in fatal injuries for those involved. Some of these include:

Vehicle collisions: Driving is a necessity in Hawaii. Unfortunately, someone’s negligence can take your loved one’s life in the blink of an eye. When drivers are distracted, impaired, or engaged in other senseless actions while behind the wheel, they leave others at risk of being severely harmed.

Boating accidents: The Hawaii Islands have more than 1,000 miles of coastline, so it is no surprise that we see numerous boats around the islands daily. Unfortunately, when boat operators fail to act responsibly, they can cause severe injuries and death to those on board and in the water. Many boat accidents occur due to poor weather conditions, speeding, and other careless, reckless, or negligent acts.

Snorkeling and scuba diving accidents: People worldwide travel to Hawaii to enjoy the pristine waters. However, snorkeling and scuba diving come with inherent risks. There are many cases where people lose their lives in snorkeling accidents due to oxygen deprivation.

If your loved one has lost their life due to another person’s actions, you may be able to file a wrongful death claim against the responsible party. This type of lawsuit can help you get the money you need for funeral expenses and other costs your family faces during this challenging time.

In general, several parties are legally entitled to file a legal claim following the death of a loved one. In Hawaii, this includes:

• The surviving spouse
• A domestic partner (reciprocal beneficiary)
• Children of the deceased
• The parents of the deceased party
• Any other person who was financially dependent on the deceased

Like other states, entitled parties must file a lawsuit within the statute of limitations. In Hawaii, parties have up to two years from the date of the death to pursue legal action.

To prevail on your wrongful death claim, you must be able to prove the elements of negligence existed at the time of the crash. Several factors must be demonstrated to prove this, including:

• You will first need to demonstrate that the reckless party owed the victim a duty of care.
• You must then show that the defendant engaged in an action that breached the duty of care they owed to the fatally injured party.
• You need to clearly and concisely demonstrate that the defendant breached the duty of care owed to the decedent. You must further prove that the breach of the duty of care was the cause of the accident that led to your loved one’s passing.
• Finally, you must show that you suffered damages due to the death.

Our Honolulu personal injury attorneys at Leavitt, Yamane & Soldner will gather evidence from the scene and work with various experts to prove these elements of negligence existed at the time of your loved one’s accident. We will help your family get the money you need and deserve.

In addition, the damages that you can collect may help with:

• Loss of companionship
• Loss of parental guidance
• Loss of inheritance

You must reach out to our knowledgeable personal injury lawyers as soon as possible. The Hawaii personal injury lawyers at Leavitt, Yamane & Soldner will help your family get justice. Schedule a free consultation to get started on your claim at your earliest convenience.

Helping You Recover from Catastrophic Injuries

The term catastrophic injuries may be confusing because any accident can result in a severe injury that has a lasting impact on an injured party. However, an injury is considered catastrophic when it impacts your ability to work and live your life as you did before the injury.

Some injuries that can be considered catastrophic include:

• Traumatic brain injuries
• Spinal cord injuries (quadriplegia and paraplegia)
• Loss of vision
• Loss of hearing
• Loss of limbs
• Severe burn injuries
• Permanent scarring and disfigurement
• Organ damage
• Severe neurological disorders

When people suffer from catastrophic injuries, they often undergo extensive medical treatment. Many people who sustain catastrophic injuries never experience the same quality of life as before their accident. This type of injury can completely transform someone’s life.

If you have suffered a catastrophic injury due to another party’s negligence in Wahiawā, our personal injury lawyer will help you take legal action against the responsible party. Many types of accidents lead to

catastrophic injuries in the City and County of Honolulu. These include:

• Motorcycle accidents: Riders are entirely exposed to the elements as they utilize this method of transportation. Unfortunately, this means that they are also entirely unprotected during accidents. When motorcyclists are involved in accidents, they will likely suffer injuries that impact their lives indefinitely. Bicyclists and pedestrians are also just as susceptible to these life-altering injuries.
• Premises liability accidents: Property owners must maintain safe premises for guests. However, we continue to see innocent people left with severe injuries when they fail to uphold their duty of care. When innocent parties suffer severely in slip and fall accidents, swimming pool accidents, animal attacks, and other injury accidents, they can pursue claims against those responsible.

Our personal injury attorneys have decades of experience helping injured residents in Wahiawa pursue legal action against those who cause them harm. Our lawyers at Leavitt, Yamane & Soldner can help you file a legal claim against the person responsible for your injuries.

Contact our Honolulu personal injury lawyers today to schedule a free consultation to discuss your accident and the legal options available for you.

Assisting Wahiawa Residents Harmed by Medical Malpractice

When a person is severely injured due to medical malpractice, mistakes, or other forms of negligence on behalf of a doctor, nurse, or another medical professional, they may have many questions. What went wrong? Why did this happen? Could the injury have been prevented? How am I going to pay for my medical expenses?

The Honolulu personal injury lawyers at Leavitt, Yamane & Soldner are dedicated to helping injured individuals answer these questions. Our law firm has made it a mission to find legal solutions for those who have suffered the devastating consequences of negligent medical professionals. If you have been harmed, our personal injury lawyers can help you get justice.

When someone has a medical procedure performed by a medical professional, they are due a certain level of care. If this is breached and an individual suffers an injury during the procedure, they can sue the negligent medical professional.

Some of the most common types of medical malpractice that we help our clients recover from include:

• Nursing error
• Hospital malpractice
• Laboratory error
• Anesthesia malpractice
• Birth injury
• Diagnostic error
• Pharmaceutical error
• Surgical negligence
• Emergency room error

If you have been injured due to a doctor, nurse, or another medical professional or hospital’s careless, reckless, or negligent actions, you must act quickly to protect your legal rights. Reaching out to our Hawaii personal injury lawyer as soon as possible is crucial to ensuring you can get justice.

Our lawyers at Leavitt, Yamane & Soldner have the experience and resources necessary to take on even the largest insurance companies, hospitals, and medical facilities in Hawaii. We are committed to helping our clients get justice and holding negligent parties to account.

Some parties we have helped our clients pursue legal action against include:

• Doctors
• Lab technicians
• Radiologists
• Specialists
• Anesthesiologists
• Nurses
• Surgeons
• Hospitals and Clinics

Schedule a free consultation at our law firm in Honolulu as soon as possible. Our lawyers can meet with you at your earliest convenience to discuss your case and help you get justice.

Helping You Recover from a Motor Vehicle Accident

Car accidents occur daily in Honolulu. These incidents often result in injuries that require medical care. Unfortunately, many crashes are entirely preventable.

There are many reasons why accidents continue to take place every day in Hawaii. In many instances, these accidents are a result of driver error. Some leading causes of crashes include:

• Drivers who are distracted by cellphone use, texting, and other objects
• Drivers who are intoxicated
• Drivers who are under the influence of drugs
• Speeding and other reckless driving behaviors

Additionally, some other leading factors that cause crashes in our state include:

• Poorly designed roads
• Inadequate road maintenance
• Construction zones
• Malfunctioning traffic control devices
• Part defects and malfunctions (brake failures, accelerator issues, tire blowouts, etc.)

The unfortunate truth is that certain negligent practices can have far-reaching consequences. Following a motor vehicle accident, multiple people can be liable for the resulting injuries and damages. For this reason, you must reach out to an experienced personal injury lawyer as soon as possible.

Whether you were injured in a car, motorcycle, or another type of traffic accident, our lawyers will fight to help you get justice. We will demand a fair settlement on your behalf and work hard to ensure you obtain the outcome you expect for your lawsuit following a Wahiawa accident.