Ditto v. McCurdy

Opinion of the Court by

MOON, C.J.

Following a jury trial upon remand from this court, the First Circuit Court, Honorable Gary W.B. Chang presiding, entered judgment in favor of plaintiff-appellee Janie Ditto and against defendant-appellant John A. McCurdy, Jr., M.D. (Dr. McCurdy) for punitive damages in the amount of $676,700. The trial upon remand was conducted pursuant to this court’s decision in Ditto v. McCurdy, 86 Hawai'i 84, 947 P.2d 952, reconsideration denied, 86 Hawai'i 84, 947 P.2d 952 (1997) [hereinafter, Ditto I ], in which we affirmed Dr. McCurdy’s liability for punitive damages…