Legal Opinion
Furukawa v. Honolulu Zoological Society
Hawaii Supreme Court
Decided April 9, 1997No. 18735PublishedCited by 74 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KLEIN, Justice.
In this employment discrimination lawsuit alleging violation of Hawai'i Revised Statutes (HRS) § 378-2(1) (Supp.1996) 1 and HRS Chapter 368, Plaintiff-Appellant George Fu-rukawa appeals the granting of Defendant-Appellant Honolulu Zoological Society’s (Society) motion for a directed verdict. The Society cross-appeals the trial court’s denial of its motion for attorneys’ fees. Because we hold that the trial court erred in directing a verdict against Furukawa, we vacate the grant of the Society’s motion for directed verdict and remand for proceedings consistent with this opinion.…
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