Reported Cases

• In re Hawaii Federal Asbestos Cases
  • Kaiu, Sawyer, et al., 980 F.2d 806 (9th cir. 1992)
    (Striking the military contract defense as a matter of federal law in asbestos litigation)
  • Nobriga v. Raybestos-Manhattan, Inc., 67 Haw. 157, 683 P.2d 389 (1984)
    (Striking the military specification defense as a matter of state law)
  • Johnson v. Raybestos-Manhattan, Inc., 69 Haw. 287, 740 P.2d 548 (1987)
    (Striking all elements of scienter in strict products liability under Hawaii law for consumer expectations)
  • Carvalho v. Raybestos-Manhattan, Inc., 794 F.2d 454 (9th Cir. 1986)
    (Adopting a three-pronged discovery rule for statute of limitations and placing burden of proof on defendant)
  • Johnson v. Raybestos-Manhattan, Inc., 829 F.2d 907 (9th Cir. 1987)
    (Striking all elements of scienter in strict products liability, including failure-to-warn defect claims)
  • Hao v. Owens-Illinois, Inc., 69 Haw. 231, 738 P.2d 416 (1987)
    (Adopting pure comparative fault in strict products liability cases)
• In re Hawaii Federal Asbestos Cases:
  • Chang, Chun, 847 F.2d 523 (9th Cir. 1988)
• In re Hawaii Federal Asbestos Cases
  • Carvalho, 871 F.2d 891 (9th cir. 1989)
    (Holding lack of knowledge of violation of duty prevents statute of limitations from accruing)
  • Wright v. State Farm, 86 Haw. 357, 949 P.2d 197 (1997)
  • Anzai v Chevron Corp., 168 F.Supp.2d 1180 (D. Hawai'i 2001)
    (extending Hawaii unfair trade practice statute of limitations for entire period of continuing violation)