Yogi v. Hawaii Medical Service Ass'n

Opinion of the Court by

GINOZA, J.

Defendant-Appellant Hawaii Medical Service Association (HMSA) appeals from the Order Denying HMSA’s Motion to Compel Arbitration (Order) filed on April 9, 2008 in the Circuit Court of the First Circuit (circuit court).1 By way of its motion below, HMSA sought to compel arbitration of claims brought by Plaintiffs-Appellees Bert Yogi and Darnell Yogi (the Yogis) for breach of contract, bad faith, intentional infliction of emotional distress (IIED), and negligent infliction of emotional distress (NIED). These claims stem from the Yogis’ allegations that, over a…