McKENZIE v. HAWAI`I PERMANENTE MED. GROUP

No. 23268.

47 P.3d 1209 (2002)

98 Hawai`i 296

Carole McKENZIE, Individually and as Prochein Ami for Kathryn McKenzie, a minor; and Roger McKenzie, Plaintiffs, v. HAWAI`I PERMANENTE MEDICAL GROUP, INC.; Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc.; and Jerry I. Wilson, Defendants.

Supreme Court of Hawaii.

June 10, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George W. Playdon, Jr., Kelvin H. Kaneshiro, M. Lorena Garwood, Celia A. Urion, Honolulu, and Jeffrey K. Hester (of Reinwald, O'Connor & Playdon), on the briefs, for defendants Hawai i Permanente Medical Group, Inc. and Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc.

Kathy K. Higham, Honolulu, (of Kessner, Duca, Umebayashi, Bain & Matsunaga), on the briefs, for defendant Jerry I. Wilson.

L. Richard Fried, Jr., John D. Thomas, Jr., Bert S. Sakuda, and Patrick F. McTernan, Honolulu, (of Cronin, Fried, Sekiya, Kekina & Fairbanks), on the briefs, for plaintiffs.

Thomas J. Wong and Ann S. Isobe, Honolulu, (of Devens, Nakano, Saito, Lee, Wong & Ching), on the briefs, for amicus curiae The Hawai`i Dental Association.

Gary N. Hagerman, Hilo, on the briefs, for amicus curiae Hawai`i Medical Association.

Paul Maki, Honolulu, on the briefs, for amicus curiae The Hawai`i Pharmacists Association.

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


Opinion of the Court by MOON, C.J.

Plaintiffs Carole McKenzie, individually and as Prochein Ami for Kathyrn McKenzie, a minor, and Roger McKenzie [hereinafter, collectively, the McKenzies] filed an action in the United States District Court for the District of Hawai`i (the district court) against defendants Hawai`i Permanente Medical Group, Inc., Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. [hereinafter, collectively, Kaiser], and Jerry I. Wilson for negligence arising out...

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