Recent Articles on GrandeLawOffices.com, Grande Law Offices, Thomas Grande, Tom Grande, Hawaii qui tam attorney, Hawaii 2013-05-22T04:39:18-08:00 http://grandelawoffices.com/ Thomas Grande SB 493 - HB 376 - Background Information http://grandelawoffices.com/_cmx/cmx_article/articleView.asp?ArticleID=37 Background Information for Food, Product ' Merchandise Safety Recall Legislation 2013-01-22T00:00:00-08:00 New law will enhance efforts to combat fraud http://grandelawoffices.com/_cmx/cmx_article/articleView.asp?ArticleID=30 2012-07-29 Guest Editorial Honolulu Star Advertiser 2012-07-29T00:00:00-08:00 Window closing to sign up for UH data breach services http://grandelawoffices.com/_cmx/cmx_article/articleView.asp?ArticleID=31 Deadline to sign up for benefits 2012-04-17T00:00:00-08:00 Data breach victims win settlement UH will provide services to protect those affected by breaks in security http://grandelawoffices.com/_cmx/cmx_article/articleView.asp?ArticleID=33 UH Settles Case 2012-01-27T00:00:00-08:00 UH settles class action lawsuit on breaches of personal data http://grandelawoffices.com/_cmx/cmx_article/articleView.asp?ArticleID=32 UH Settles Lawsuit 2012-01-26T00:00:00-08:00 Prudential case could discourage whistle-blowers http://grandelawoffices.com/_cmx/cmx_article/articleView.asp?ArticleID=35 Prudential case commentary 2011-07-01T00:00:00-08:00 Thomas Grande and Bruce Sherman Discuss UH Data Breaches http://grandelawoffices.com/_cmx/cmx_article/articleView.asp?ArticleID=34 Thomas Grande and Bruce Sherman Discuss UH Data Breaches 2011-02-03T00:00:00-08:00 UH sued over data breach - A graduate whose information was stolen seeks compensation http://grandelawoffices.com/_cmx/cmx_article/articleView.asp?ArticleID=29 UH sued over data breach 2010-11-19T00:00:00-08:00 University of Hawaii sued for security breaches http://grandelawoffices.com/_cmx/cmx_article/articleView.asp?ArticleID=26 University of Hawaii sued for security breaches 2010-11-19T00:00:00-08:00 UH sued for privacy breaches http://grandelawoffices.com/_cmx/cmx_article/articleView.asp?ArticleID=28 UH sued for privacy breaches 2010-11-19T00:00:00-08:00 UH Sued For Allegedly Violating Student Privacy Rights http://grandelawoffices.com/_cmx/cmx_article/articleView.asp?ArticleID=27 UH Sued For Allegedly Violating Student Privacy Rights 2010-11-19T00:00:00-08:00 Class-action suit filed against UH over data breaches http://grandelawoffices.com/_cmx/cmx_article/articleView.asp?ArticleID=25 Class-action suit filed against UH over data breaches 2010-11-18T00:00:00-08:00 Civil Settlement For Lawsuits Over Deadly Ka Loko Dam Burst http://grandelawoffices.com/_cmx/cmx_article/articleView.asp?ArticleID=20 Civil Settlement For Lawsuits Over Deadly Ka Loko Dam Burst 2010-08-12T00:00:00-08:00 Judge rules state breached home lands trust http://grandelawoffices.com/_cmx/cmx_article/articleView.asp?ArticleID=15 Judge rules state breached home lands trust 2010-08-12T00:00:00-08:00 Judge: DHHL Failed to Meet Trust Obligations to Native Hawaiians http://grandelawoffices.com/_cmx/cmx_article/articleView.asp?ArticleID=16 DHHL Failed to Meet Trust Obligations to Native Hawaiians 2010-08-12T00:00:00-08:00 Judge Rules State Failed Fiduciary Trust Obligations http://grandelawoffices.com/_cmx/cmx_article/articleView.asp?ArticleID=17 Judge Rules State Failed Fiduciary Trust Obligations 2010-08-12T00:00:00-08:00 Settlement reached in Kaloko dam breach lawsuit http://grandelawoffices.com/_cmx/cmx_article/articleView.asp?ArticleID=19 Settlement reached in Kaloko dam breach lawsuit 2010-08-12T00:00:00-08:00 Settlement reached in Kaloko dam breach http://grandelawoffices.com/_cmx/cmx_article/articleView.asp?ArticleID=21 Settlement reached in Kaloko dam breach 2010-08-12T00:00:00-08:00 Ka Loko settlement is reached http://grandelawoffices.com/_cmx/cmx_article/articleView.asp?ArticleID=18 Ka Loko settlement is reached 2010-08-12T00:00:00-08:00 Queen'#39;s pays $2.5M to settle 2 whistleblower lawsuits http://grandelawoffices.com/_cmx/cmx_article/articleView.asp?ArticleID=22 Queen'#39;s pays $2.5M to settle 2 whistleblower lawsuits 2010-08-12T00:00:00-08:00 Hawaii hospital pays $2.5M to settle falsebilling allegations http://grandelawoffices.com/_cmx/cmx_article/articleView.asp?ArticleID=23 Hawaii hospital pays $2.5M to settle falsebilling allegations 2010-08-12T00:00:00-08:00 Hawaii'#39;s Largest Private Hospital Settles Lawsuits http://grandelawoffices.com/_cmx/cmx_article/articleView.asp?ArticleID=24 Hawaii'#39;s Largest Private Hospital Settles Lawsuits 2010-08-12T00:00:00-08:00 Hawaii took too long to award leases to Native Hawaiians, court rules State found liable for taking too long to award leases http://grandelawoffices.com/_cmx/cmx_article/articleView.asp?ArticleID=12 Yesterday'#39;s court ruling that the state must pay damages to Native Hawaiians who were denied access to land was the first official confirmation that thousands of families were harmed by a decades-long delay in distributing homesteads. 2009-11-05T00:00:00-08:00 800 Hawaii Residents Sue Life Insurer Conseco http://grandelawoffices.com/_cmx/cmx_article/articleView.asp?ArticleID=13 Some 800 Hawaii life insurance policyholders are seeking more than $10 million in damages from Conseco Life Insurance Co. and related entities, alleging the company unfairly raised premiums.'#34;It is the second of two lawsuits that we have filed on behalf of individual policyholders,'#34; said Thomas Grande of Davis Levin Livingston Grande, who is a lead attorney of two Hawaii law firms representing the claimants. Cronin, Fried, Sekiya, Kekina ' Fairbanks is the other firm. 2009-11-05T00:00:00-08:00 Court rules state failed on trust lands http://grandelawoffices.com/_cmx/cmx_article/articleView.asp?ArticleID=14 A judge says Hawaiian plaintiffs should receive damages 2009-11-05T00:00:00-08:00 Verdict in Honsador Sale Lawsuit http://grandelawoffices.com/_cmx/cmx_article/articleView.asp?ArticleID=1 A businessman who sued a former investment partner in the acquisition of Honsador Lumber Corp. has won a $36.5 million jury verdict, his lawyer said Wednesday. 2007-07-24T00:00:00-08:00 Pet Owners Sue Maker of Toxic Food http://grandelawoffices.com/_cmx/cmx_article/articleView.asp?ArticleID=2 Two lawsuits target a Canadian firm that produced toxic pet food. 2007-05-12T00:00:00-08:00 Two Hawai'#39;i Lawsuits Filed Today Tied to Pet Food Recall http://grandelawoffices.com/_cmx/cmx_article/articleView.asp?ArticleID=3 Two lawsuits were filed today in Circuit Court on behalf of Hawai'#39;i pet owners and consumers affected by the massive pet-food recall initiated in mid-March. 2007-05-11T00:00:00-08:00 Suit Against DHHL Cleared by High Court http://grandelawoffices.com/_cmx/cmx_article/articleView.asp?ArticleID=4 Even as the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands continues its aggressive push to provide more lots to those now on a waiting list, a class-action lawsuit involving 2,700 Native Hawaiian claimants has been cleared to proceed by the Hawai'#39;i Supreme Court. The lawsuit alleges breach of trust on the part of DHHL and involves a variety of claims from individuals and families who were on the list from 1959 through 1988. 2007-02-11T00:00:00-08:00 Attorneys For Victim'#39;s Families Pleased with Report http://grandelawoffices.com/_cmx/cmx_article/articleView.asp?ArticleID=5 HONOLULU -- Attorneys for the victims'#39; families of the Ka Loko Reservoir disaster said the findings of the report from the Attorney General'#39;s Office that was released on Tuesday are significant. 2007-01-09T00:00:00-08:00 Hawaiians Win in Land Dispute http://grandelawoffices.com/_cmx/cmx_article/articleView.asp?ArticleID=6 The state high court rules beneficiaries can pursue land claims and monetary damages 2006-07-01T00:00:00-08:00 $3.2 Million Settlement Benefits Elders, UH http://grandelawoffices.com/_cmx/cmx_article/articleView.asp?ArticleID=8 More than 1,100 nursing-home residents, plus the University of Hawai'#39;i, will benefit from a $3.2 million settlement of a class-action lawsuit alleging that the Interstate Pharmacy Corp., doing business as IPC Pharmacy before being acquired by PharMerica Inc. sold recycled pills to Hawai'#39;i nursing-home patients from the early 1990s through 2000. 2006-06-03T00:00:00-08:00 Drug Suit Settlement Helps Fund Health Programs at UH http://grandelawoffices.com/_cmx/cmx_article/articleView.asp?ArticleID=7 University of Hawaii health programs benefiting the elderly will receive $2.3 million from settlement of a lawsuit against a pharmacy company that sold recycled pills to residents of nursing homes. 2006-06-03T00:00:00-08:00 High Court Hears Appeal of Homestead Case http://grandelawoffices.com/_cmx/cmx_article/articleView.asp?ArticleID=9 The Hawai'#39;i Supreme Court heard oral arguments yesterday in the long-standing legal battle between the state and more than 2,700 Native Hawaiians who say their claims were not evaluated before the termination of the Hawaiian Home Lands claims review program in 1999. 2006-05-31T00:00:00-08:00 Law Makes It Hard to Protect Isle'#39;s Seniors http://grandelawoffices.com/_cmx/cmx_article/articleView.asp?ArticleID=10 When Catharine Cunha emptied her bank account of more than $30,000, the people running the retirement community where she lived became alarmed. 2006-05-21T00:00:00-08:00