Hawaii Inmate Medical Malpractice Verdict Upheld
January 9, 2014
On December 31, 2013, the Intermediate Court of Appeals for the State of Hawaii (“Appellate Court”) issued its opinion in which it held that prison doctors are not shielded from personal liability for medical malpractice claims by the doctrine of qualified immunity. The Appellate Court h[...]
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3-Year-Old Dies From Dental Malpractice In Hawaii
January 6, 2014
A 3-year-old died on January 3, 2014 in Hawaii , one month after she suffered cardiac arrest and became comatose during a dental procedure. According to the dental malpractice case filed by the little girl’s parents on December 30, 20113, the child was taken to a Kailua, Hawaii dentist on De[...]
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Hawaii Medical Malpractice Claim Against Midwife
April 12, 2013
When a 28-year-old woman in Hawaii became pregnant in 2010, she hired a midwife to help with the delivery of her baby because she wanted to give birth naturally and the midwife’s website seemed to provide the information and experience that the pregnant woman wanted for her and her baby. The m[...]
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