YAMANE v. POHLSON

No. 27047.

137 P.3d 980 (2006)

111 Hawai`i 74

John YAMANE, as Special Administrator of the Estate of John Duong; Hung Duong, and Duc Lai, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Elizabeth C. POHLSON, M.D., Mitsuo Hattori, M.D., Mitsuo Hattori, M.D., Inc., and Kapi`Olani Medical Specialists, Defendants-Appellees, and Kapi`Olani Medical Center for Women and Children; John Does 1-10, Defendants.

Supreme Court of Hawai`i.

June 27, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James J. Bickerton and Daniel A. Morris (of Bickerton Saunders Dang & Sullivan), on the briefs, Honolulu, for plaintiffs-appellants.

Kenneth S. Robbins, Leighton M. Hara, and Wendy M. Yamamoto (of Robbins & Associates), on the briefs, Honolulu, for defendant-appellee Kapi`olani Medical Specialists.

MOON, C.J., LEVINSON, NAKAYAMA, and DUFFY, JJ.; and Circuit Judge ALM, in place of ACOBA, J., recused.


Opinion of the Court by MOON, C.J.

The present appeal concerns the issue whether plaintiffs-appellants John Yamane, as special administrator of the Estate of John Duong (John), Hung Duong, and Duc Lai [hereinafter, collectively, the plaintiffs] have complied with Hawai`i Revised Statutes (HRS) chapter 671, which established the Medical Claims Conciliation Panel [hereinafter, the MCCP or the panel] to "review and render findings and advisory opinions on the issues...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases