CARIAGA v. DEL MONTE CORP.

No. 7754.

652 P.2d 1143 (1982)

Survivors of Bennett G. CARIAGA, Deceased, Respondents, Claimants-Appellants, v. DEL MONTE CORPORATION, Petitioner, Employer-Appellee, Self-Insured.

Supreme Court of Hawaii.

October 29, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bert S. Sakuda and L. Richard Fried, Jr., Honolulu (Cronin, Fried, Sekiya, Haley & Kekina, Honolulu, of counsel), for petitioner, employer-appellee, self-insured.

Bruce B. Kim, Honolulu (Kim & Kim, Honolulu, of counsel), for respondents, claimants-appellees.

Randall Y. Iwase, Deputy Atty. Gen., Steven S.C. Lim, Deputy Corp. Counsel, City and County of Honolulu, Patricia K. O'Toole, Asst. Corp. Counsel, County of Hawaii, Michael K. Abe, Second Deputy County Atty., County of Kauai, Robert M. Rothwell, Deputy Corp. Counsel, County of Maui, Honolulu, amicus curiae.


LUM, Justice.

We granted certiorari because of the importance of the question presented by this appeal.1 The issue is whether the Labor and Industrial Relations Appeals Board (LIRAB), under HRS § 91-11 (1976), is first required to render a proposed decision before an adverse final order denying a claim for workers' compensation benefits after two of its three board members heard the evidence...

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