DITTO v. McCURDY

No. 22875.

44 P.3d 274 (2002)

98 Hawai`i 123

Janie DITTO, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. John A. McCURDY, Jr., M.D., Defendant-Appellant, and Karla Scarpiova, Defendant.

Supreme Court of Hawai`i.

April 8, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard H. Grover, on the briefs, Honolulu, for defendant-appellant.

David C. Schutter and Christopher A. Dias (of Schutter, Dias, Smith & Wong), on the briefs, Honolulu, for plaintiff-appellee.

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


Opinion of the Court by MOON, C.J.

Following a jury trial upon remand from this court, the First Circuit Court, Honorable Gary W.B. Chang presiding, entered judgment in favor of plaintiff-appellee Janie Ditto and against defendant-appellant John A. McCurdy, Jr., M.D. (Dr. McCurdy) for punitive damages in the amount of $676,700. The trial upon remand was conducted pursuant to this court's decision in Ditto v. McCurdy, 86 Haw. 84

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