McCarthy v. Yempuku

How courts have described this case

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• holding that an appellate court may affirm a grant of summary judgment on any ground appearing in the record, even if the circuit court did not rely on it
• holding that an appellate court may affirm a grant of summary judgment on any ground appearing in the record, even if the circuit court did not rely on it
• holding that a trial court cannot rely on hearsay evidence in deciding a motion for summary judgment (citing Pacific Concrete Federal Credit Union v. Kauanoe, 62 Haw. 334, 614 P.2d 936 (1980); Brown v. Bishop Trust Co., Ltd., 44 Haw. 385, 355 P.2d 179 (1960
• noting that the Hawai`i Supreme Court has adopted an absolute litigation privilege
• noting that the Hawai'i Supreme Court has adopted an absolute litigation privilege
• noting that the Hawai`i Supreme Court has adopted an absolute litigation privilege

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