Ward D. Jones, Attorney at Law, Honolulu, Hawaii

PERSONAL INJURY & WRONGFUL DEATH CASES

Battery Manufacturer and Underwater flashlight manufacturer found liable for defective flashlight which blew up.
$1.6 million award for a physician’s failure to timely diagnose breast cancer
$950,000 award for physician’s failure to timely treat a bleeding ulcer
$135,000 award for a slip and fall injury on a public sidewalk
$90,000 settlement for a slip and fall injury on a public sidewalk
$160,000 settlement in a back injury case

PUBLIC INTEREST CASES

$22 Billion Jury Award in a case against the late President Ferdinand Marcos for conversion of a treasure trove consisting of gold bullion and a solid gold Buddha statue. It is believed to be an international record (See Press Release).
The development of a large Waikiki ocean front condominium/hotel development which would create congestion, loss of view, and interfere with ocean usage by the public is enjoined by the court in favor of a much smaller more reasonable project .
One of the world’s largest life insurance companies is found guilty of breach of fiduciary duty by the court when it did a hostile takeover of a small Hawaii life insurance company.
$600,000 settlement in a race discrimination case.

WILLS & TRUST CASES

$850,000 home wrongfully transferred away was recovered by trust.
A will which would result in loss of a $350,000 family home to outsiders and obtained through undue influence is set aside.
A court challenge to a will which sets up a trust for the benefit of the heirs, is repelled.

REAL ESTATE DISPUTES

Owners of right of way to ocean successfully repel suit seeking to cancel their access rights.
Commercial landlord successfully defended against suit by tenant restaurant seeking over $400,000 in damages for alleged breach of lease.
A landlocked homeowner’s right to access to the outside is protected.
A deed which would transfer away the family home worth $400,000 is set aside.