Car Accidents- Hawaii
(Motor vehicle, bus and truck accidents)
William H. Lawson, Attorney at Law
1188 Bishop St.
Suite 2902
Honolulu, Hawaii 96813
Phone: (808) 524-5300 New Client Hotline
Phone: (808) 528-2525 Main Business Line
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Do you wish to find out more about the various types of automobile insurance coverages which are sold in Hawaii? These have been summarized for you at the following link:
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Hawaii is a "no fault" state. That means that all drivers are required by law to maintain minimum insurance coverages applicable to their vehicle. The minimums differ for depending upon the particular vehicle involved. The State of Hawaii has posted the current requirements for automobiles and motorcycles at the following two links.
- The deadline for filing a lawsuit in court to make claims for injuries arising out of a motor vehicle accident is generally two years from the date of the accident- or two years from the date of the last no fault, worker's compensation or public assistance benefit payment related to the accident, if such payments are made. You must file your claims in court prior to the expiration of this deadline, or your claims may be lost- regardless of their merit.
- If you have been injured in an auto accident in Hawaii, you first need to obtain and fill out a No Fault
(Personal Injury Protection) benefits application form from the insurance company for the car in which you were riding (or the car that impacted you if you were a pedestrian or a bicyclist). No Fault (PIP) usually provides medical coverage for injuries arising out of the use, maintenance or operation of a motor vehicle in Hawaii and it may also provide various other coverages (wage loss, substitute services, etc.)
- In Hawaii at present you generally must have at least a certain amount in medical expenses- $5,000 (1/1/98 on) [$13,900 (9/1/95 to 12/31/97); $11,000 (9/1/94 to 8/31/95) ; $10,000 (9/1/92 to 8/31/94), etc.]-
before you can recover for pain, suffering, mental anguish, loss of enjoyment of life, wage loss in excess of that paid by No Fault and various other losses caused by a motor vehicle accident. However, there are also a few other situations in which recovery for these additional losses may be possible. These situations include (1) accidents arising out of conduct for which punitive damages could be awarded, (2) accidents resulting in death, (3) accidents causing permanent loss of use of a part or function of the body, (4) accidents giving rise to permanent serious disfigurement, (5) accidents in which the No Fault benefits are exhausted and a few other situations.
- Our office charges on a CONTINGENCY FEE basis in accident cases which we accept. There is NO CHARGE for an initial consultation to evaluate your case. E-mail us or call us at (808) 524-5300 or (808) 528-2525 if you have any more questions.
Please use the following three steps to tell to William H. Lawson about your serious accident/injury case.
Please send Mr. Lawson an email with the preliminary
information listed below.
Address:
Telephone number(s):
Date injured:
Describe the accident briefly and where it took place:
Describe briefly the injuries:
First, please click here to open up an email to Mr. Lawson
(You may wish to cut and paste this next section into your email in order
to assist you in providing the preliminary information.)
Preliminary Information for William H. Lawson:
Name:
Who may be responsible for the accident?
Email address (if different from sending address):
There is NO CHARGE for sending this information to my office. Please use email to initiate contact if you wish. However, please be warned that e-mail is 100% not reliable and cannot be expected to guarantee a timely delivery of your inquiry. Some email is lost altogether. Moreover, email may be intercepted in transit. Please follow-up your email by direct phone contact with our office at 808-524-5300 or 808-528-2525, if you do not hear from us with a couple of days. Direct phone contact is available for all time critical communications. Sending email to our office does NOT retain us as your attorney. A free subsequent consultaion is required after submission of this form before the relationship of attorney & client be established.
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