NELSON v. UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI`I

No. 22236.

38 P.3d 95 (2001)

97 Hawai`i 376

Karyn NELSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI`I, as body corporation; Bart Buxton, individually and in his official capacities as Athletic Training Education Director and Assistant Professor of the Health and Physical Education and Recreation Department, University of Hawai`i-Manoa; Kwok W. Ho, individually and in his official capacity as Chair of Health and Physical Education and Recreation Department, University of Hawai`i, Defendants-Appellees, and John Does 1-10; Jane Does 1-10; Doe Corporations 1-10; Doe Partnerships 1-10; Doe Unincorporated Organizations 1-10; and Doe Governmental Agencies 1-10, Defendants.

Supreme Court of Hawai`i.

December 11, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

R. Steven Geshell, Honolulu, on the briefs, for plaintiff-appellant.

Elton K. Suzuki and Janice T. Kemp, Deputy Attorneys General, on the briefs, for defendants-appellees.

MOON, C.J., LEVINSON, NAKAYAMA, and ACOBA, JJ., and RAMIL, J., Dissenting.


Opinion of the Court by MOON, C.J.

Plaintiff-appellant Karyn Nelson brought an action against defendants-appellees the University of Hawai`i, Bart Buxton (Dr. Buxton), and Kwok W. Ho (Dr. Ho) [hereinafter, collectively, Defendants], involving numerous claims arising out of her employment as an assistant professor at the university. Following a jury trial, before then-circuit court judge, the Honorable James R. Aiona, Jr., the jury returned a verdict in favor of Nelson...

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