Legal Opinion
Albert Ian Schweitzer, et al. v. County of Hawai‘i, et al.
District Court, D. Hawaii
Decided May 7, 2026No. 1:25-cv-00025Unknown
1Opinion
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF HAWAI‘I ALBERT IAN SCHWEITZER, et al., Case No. 25-cv-00025-DKW-RT Plaintiffs, ORDER CERTIFYING QUESTIONS OF LAW TO THE HAWAI‘I SUPREME COURT; v. CERTIFICATE OF QUESTIONS COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I, et al., Defendants. INTRODUCTION The Court certifies the following questions of law to the Hawai‘i Supreme Court under Hawai‘i Rule of Appellate Procedure (“HRAP”) 13(a): 1) Does the exclusivity provision of Haw. Rev. Stat. § 661B-7(a) preclude claims of compensation only against the State of Hawai‘i, or does it also preclude such claims against other…
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