Pacific Lightnet, Inc. v. Time Warner Telecom, Inc.

Opinion of the Court by

ACOBA, J.

We hold that, first, the circuit court of the first circuit (the court) erred in invoking the primary jurisdiction doctrine to dismiss the instant ease. Second, inasmneh as the filed-rate doctrine applies, the court erred in failing to instruct the jury that Petitioner/Plaintiff-Appellant/Cross-Appellee Wave-corn Solutions Corporation, formerly known as Pacific Lightnet, Inc. (PLNI) could not recover for any claims involving charges not filed within 120 days of receipt of billing, in accordance with the Hawai'i Public Utilities Commission (PUC) and Federal…