(808) 524-4406
It is important for people to have accurate information when involved in a legal proceeding. The reader is reminded that each case is different, depending on the facts, and one should obtain competent legal advice for their specific situation.
If you suffer an injury you may be entitled to compensation for lost wages, property damages, medical expenses and pain and suffering. Most personal injury cases require proof of liability and damages. Liability concerns who is responsible for the injury. If liability on the part of the other party is clear, the issue of fair compensation for damages needs to be resolved. The majority of cases will settle after a period of negotiation on the amount of damages. If liability and damages are contested, the matter will have to be resolved at an arbitration hearing or at trial.
Since 1997, Attorney Barbee has successfully represented people and families in the following type of cases:
- wrongful death of a family member due to negligent/reckless driving
- broken bones and serious bodily injury due to negligent/reckless or drunk drivers
- brain injury due to negligent/reckless or drunk drivers
- broken bones and serious injury due to assault
- broken bones and serious injury due to slip/trip and fall accidents
- serious knee and ankle injury due to slip and fall and car accidents
- lumbar, thoracic, cervical injury from slip and fall and car accidents
- disc hernia and derangement from slip and fall and car accidents
- serious burn injuries due to negligence, defective appliances and chemical hair treatments
- bus accidents
- invasion of privacy and infliction of emotional distress
If you or a family member has suffered a serious injury due to someone's negligence, contact Attorney Barbee today for a confidential consultation.
Fees
In most personal injury cases, attorney fees are paid on a "Contingent Fee" basis. Under this type of fee arrangement, the attorney is paid a percentage of what is recovered for the client, usually 33-1/3% to 40% of the monetary amount obtained in the case.
No-Fault Auto Accidents
Hawaii has a no-fault law for auto accident cases which requires an injured person to meet a certain threshold before being able to proceed with a lawsuit. Essentially the injured person must meet one of the following criteria in order to proceed:
- Medical/rehabilitative expenses exceeding $5000; or
- Injury which consists in whole or part in a "significant permanent loss of use of a part or function of the body"; or
- Injury which consists of a "permanent and serious disfigurement which results in ... mental or emotional suffering."
Rustam A. Barbee, Attorney at Law
1188 Bishop Street,
Suite 2606
Honolulu, Hawaii 96813
Phone: (808) 524-4406
Toll-free phone: (888) 817-6279
Rustam A. Barbee, Attorney at Law, represents clients in state and federal matters throughout Hawaii, including federal court, state circuit courts, and district courts. Serving clients in Honolulu, Ewa, Pearl City, Wahiawa, Kaneohe, Kailua, Hawaii Kai, Waipahu, Waianae, Nanakuli, Mililani, Waialua, Haleiwa, Waipio, Waimanalo, Kahaluu, Laie, Kahuku, Makaha, Makakilo, Schofield, Aiea, Kapolei, Mililani, Wahiawa, Fort Shafter, Pearl Harbor, and Hickam AFB. Also, on Maui, Hawaii and Kauai.
