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About John Yamane
John D. Yamane grew up on a pineapple plantation on Lanai, where his father was a horticulturist for the Dole Pineapple Company. After earning his law degree in 1978 from the University of Washington School of Law, John clerked under Judge Liem Tuai of the Seattle Superior Court. Returning to Hawaii, he served in the Office of the Prosecuting Attorney, assisting victims of crime.
Since 1981, he has fought for the rights of those injured by the negligent actions of others in more than 25 criminal and civil jury trials. He is passionate about serving the people of Hawaii and helping them resolve their injury cases in the most effective and timely manner possible. His efforts have been recognized by inclusion on the Super Lawyers list, a BV Rating by Martindale-Hubbell, and recognition by Best Lawyers.
Proven verdicts and settlements at Leavitt, Yamane & Soldner
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Leavitt, Yamane and Soldner represented Maui wildfire survivors and victims' families in the $4.037 billion global settlement resolving approximately 450 lawsuits arising from the August 2023 Lahaina fire.
A Hawaii jury awarded $12.1 million to a Waipahu family after labor-induction negligence at Kapiolani Medical Center cut off a newborn's oxygen for 26 minutes, causing permanent brain damage and cerebral palsy.
A 38-year-old man paralyzed at a Waipio crosswalk in April 2015 settled for $11.4 million after attorney Woodruff Soldner proved the City of Honolulu repaved the road in 2014 without completing the safety checklist its own laws required.
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