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· 5/2/1990

Estate of Coates Ex Rel. Abrew v. Pacific Engineering

Citations

  • 791 P.2d 1257
  • 71 Haw. 358
  • 1990 Haw. LEXIS 35

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding exclusivity provision of Hawaii’s workers’ compensation statute not vio-lative of equal-protection or due-process guarantees after applying rational-basis test
  • “The Hawaii State Legislature, by enacting the exclusivity provision, intended that our Workers’ Compensation system be the exclusive remedy for work-related injuries and deaths.” (Citation omitted.)
  • “The Hawaii State Legislature, by enacting 'the exclusivity provision, intended that our Workers’ Compensation system be the exclusive remedy for work-related injuries and deaths.” (Emphasis added.)
  • regarding the common law tort

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Judges: Lum, Padgett, Hayashi, Wákatsuki, Nakamura, Place, Moon

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