For over 35 years, Galiher DeRobertis & Waxman has been successful in many trials and in lawsuit settlement negotiations, recovering more than a billion dollars for clients who have been injured by the negligence or wrongdoing of others.

The attorneys at Galiher DeRobertis & Waxman truly believe that it is an honor and a privilege to represent you and your loved ones. This is a privilege that we do not take lightly. We strive to uphold that honor, and our effort shows in the billions of dollars in recoveries, verdicts and settlements that we have achieved over the last 35 years. We truly work on your behalf.

Here, we let our results speak for themselves.

  • $1.38 Billion Settlement for the State of Hawai’i in the Tobacco litigation
  • $400 Million Class Action Settlement with the Travelers Insurance Company for fraud against asbestos claimants, as part of a nationwide consortium of law firms
  • $12.5 Million Settlement in a products liability case for a worker injured by defective marine equipment
  • $9.9 Million Settlement in a wrongful death case for the family of a man who died of mesothelioma asbestos cancer
  • $9.8 Million Verdict for a Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard worker and his wife, who developed mesothelioma after working with asbestos products for many decades
  • $9.1 Million Settlement in a wrongful death case for the family of a construction worker in his 40s.
  • $5.8 Million Settlement for a Navy veteran with mesothelioma
  • $5.3 Million Verdict for an industrial worker who was exposed to asbestos on the job
  • $3.9 Million Settlement in an asbestos products liability case brought by a shipyard worker
  • $3.7 Million Settlement for the family of a Navy veteran in an asbestos case
  • $3.4 Million Settlement for an Oahu electrician who worked with toxic electrical products
  • $3.1 Million Settlement for a Big Island woman in a product liability case
  • $2.5 Million Settlement for an Oahu family in a wrongful death case
  • $2.4 Million Settlement in a wrongful death case for the family of a shipyard pipefitter
  • $2.4 Million Settlement in a product liability case for a Honolulu professional
  • $2.1 Million Settlement for a Nanakuli family in a wrongful death case
  • $2 Million Settlement in a wrongful death case for the family of a merchant mariner
  • $1.9 Million Settlement for the family of a construction worker injured by defective drywall and plastering materials
  • $1.9 Million Settlement for a cement worker in an asbestos personal injury case
  • $1.9 Million Settlement for an unmarried shipyard worker with mesothelioma
  • $1.8 Million Settlement for a Waipahu family in a wrongful death case
  • $1.75 Million Settlement for a shipyard worker in a mesothelioma case
  • $1.7 Million Settlement for a Navy submariner with mesothelioma
  • $1.7 Million Settlement in an asbestos product liability case
  • $1.6 Million Settlement for a Navy veteran who worked with defective products at Pearl Harbor
  • $1.6 Million Settlement in a wrongful death case for an Oahu family
  • $1.5 Million Settlement for a Honolulu man exposed to asbestos in the construction industry
  • $1.3 Million Settlement for the widow of a Navy veteran with mesothelioma
  • $1.3 Million Settlement in a product liability case for an Oahu man in his 80s
  • $1.3 Million Settlement for an Alabama family in a wrongful death case
  • $1.2 Million Settlement for a former sheet metal worker in his 80s.
  • $1.2 Million Settlement for the widow of a Navy veteran in an asbestos personal injury case
  • $1.1 Million Settlement in a wrongful death case
  • $1.1 Million Settlement for the family of an Oahu merchant mariner in a wrongful death case
  • Confidential Settlement for a Kauai couple in their 70s, who both developed mesothelioma after the husband worked with asbestos products in a sugar mill.
  • Confidential Settlement for the family of a man who was fatally injured by an unsafe construction man-lift.
  • Confidential Settlement for a motorcyclist who was catastrophically injured in an accident caused by unmarked speed bumps on the road at Sand Island.
  • Confidential Settlement for the family of a man who suffered a fatal fall down the stairwell of a basketball stadium.
  • Confidential Settlement for a Maui visitor who was catastrophically injured on a downhill bicycle tour, leaving her paraplegic.
  • Confidential Settlement for the families of two women farm workers whose work truck was fatally struck by a negligent driver on H-1.
  • Confidential Settlement for a 25 year old woman who was struck by motor vehicle while crossing Farrington Highway at night
  • Confidential Settlement for the family of an 11 year old boy on the Big Island who was killed when his uncle’s car hydroplaned off the highway into a ravine.

The Galiher law firm works tirelessly to obtain the best results for its clients in every case. Through our many years of practice, however, we understand that every case is unique and any recovery is based on the particular facts of the case at hand. Prior results cannot guarantee the results in future cases.