Legal Opinion

Diaz v. Oahu Sugar Co.

Hawaii Supreme Court

Decided October 24, 1994No. 16281PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RAMIL, Justice.

Claimant-Appellant Francisco B. Diaz appeals the decision and order of the Labor and Industrial Relations Appeals Board (Appeals Board) terminating his workers’ compensation benefits. Diaz contends that the Appeals Board: (1) erred in concluding that the April 7, 1989 non-industrial motor vehicle accident caused an intervening injury that terminated his employer’s workers’ compensation liability; and (2) failed to apply the statutory presumption that a worker’s claim is a covered work injury under Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS) § 386-85(1) (1985). We disagree and affirm the…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Tate v. GTE Hawaiian Telephone Co.Hawaii Supreme Court · 1994
  2. Sussel v. Civil Service CommissionHawaii Supreme Court · 1993
  3. Wilson v. Workers' Compensation CommissionerWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1984

3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Korsak v. Hawaii Permanente Medical Group, Inc.Hawaii Supreme Court · 2000
  2. Mitchell v. State, Dept. of Educ.Hawaii Supreme Court · 1997
  3. Tamashiro v. Control Specialist, Inc.Hawaii Supreme Court · 2001
  4. Bocalbos v. Kapiolani Medical Center for Women & ChildrenHawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals · 2000
  5. Nishitani v. BakerHawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals · 1996

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