Ditto v. McCurdy

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Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• noting Ditto's contention that \[t]he ICA and the Supreme Court have set out the precise evidence which formed the basis for the punitive damages award\
• \[T]he trial court erred in ... permitting Ditto to present the evidence in that discussion as conclusively determined facts.\
• “the proper measurement of punitive damages is the degree of the defendant’s malice, oppression, or gross negligence that forms the basis for liability for punitive damages”

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Cited by

13 cases in this archive cite this case.

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  Hawaii Supreme Court· 2013-03-19· cited 38×
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  Hawaii Supreme Court· 2016-11-17· cited 31×
• Uyeda v. Schermer.
  Hawaii Supreme Court· 2019-03-19· cited 24×
• Kobashigawa v. Silva.
  Hawaii Supreme Court· 2013-04-26· cited 22×
• Sprague v. California Pacific Bankers & Insurance Ltd.
  Hawaii Supreme Court· 2003-07-31· cited 20×
• Aoyagi v. Straub Clinic & Hospital, Inc.
  D. Hawaii· 2015-10-26· cited 16×
• Hale v. Hawaii Publications, Inc.
  D. Hawaii· 2006-12-28· cited 12×
• Gailliard v. Rawsthorne.
  Hawaii Supreme Court· 2021-11-19· cited 10×
• Television Events & Marketing, Inc. v. AMCON Distributing Co.
  D. Hawaii· 2006-09-12· cited 8×
• O'Connor v. Hartford Underwriters Insurance company/pacific Insurance Company, Ltd.
  Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals· 2008-12-31
• State v. Lagrange
  Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals· 2024-02-20
• Mālama Kakanilua v. Board of Land and Natural Resources. Consolidated with CAAP-22-0000067.
  Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals· 2025-03-21
• Cowan v. Exclusive Resorts PBL1, LLC. ICA Order Approving the January 19, 2023 Stipulation to Dismiss With Prejudice Plaintiffs-Appellants/Cross-Appellees Umang P. Gupta and Ruth M. Gupta, as Trustees of the Umang and Ruth Gupta Trust Under Trust Agreement Dated January 18, 2000, filed 01/24/2023 [ada]. ICA mem. op., filed 01/27/2023 [ada], 152 Haw. 162. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 05/20/2024. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 07/16/2024 [ada].
  Hawaii Supreme Court· 2025-08-14

Cites

28 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Tabieros v. Clark Equipment Co.
  Hawaii Supreme Court· 1997-09-15· cited 141×
• Kealoha v. County of Hawaii
  Hawaii Supreme Court· 1993-01-15· cited 127×
• Craft v. Peebles
  Hawaii Supreme Court· 1995-04-11· cited 111×
• Weinberg v. Mauch
  Hawaii Supreme Court· 1995-01-19· cited 101×
• Fought & Co. v. Steel Engineering & Erection, Inc.
  Hawaii Supreme Court· 1998-02-11· cited 82×
• Kang v. Harrington
  Hawaii Supreme Court· 1978-11-13· cited 80×
• Dorrance v. Lee
  Hawaii Supreme Court· 1999-04-27· cited 77×
• In re Dole
  Hawaii Supreme Court· 1903-01-21· cited 65×
• Lussier v. Mau-Van Development, Inc. I
  Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals· 1983-07-21· cited 59×
• Johnnie Pegues v. Morehouse Parish School Board
  Fifth Circuit· 1983-06-10· cited 54×
• Glover v. Fong
  Hawaii Supreme Court· 1958-06-18· cited 52×
• In Re Estate of Herbert
  Hawaii Supreme Court· 1999-04-15· cited 47×
• Ditto v. McCurdy
  Hawaii Supreme Court· 1997-11-06· cited 46×
• Housing Finance & Development Corp. v. Ferguson
  Hawaii Supreme Court· 1999-07-08· cited 42×
• Foytik v. Chandler
  Hawaii Supreme Court· 1998-10-23· cited 35×
• ALLIANCE TRACTOR & IMPLEMENT COMPANY v. Lukens Tool & Die Co.
  Nebraska Supreme Court· 1979-07-31· cited 32×
• Coty v. Ramsey Associates, Inc.
  Supreme Court of Vermont· 1990-04-06· cited 32×
• State v. Williams
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee· 2001-01-09· cited 27×
• People v. Smith
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 1979-05-29· cited 24×
• Viki Chen Lee v. an Tai Lee
  Tex. App. Ct., 1st Dist. (Houston)· 2001-04-03· cited 23×