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Ninth Circuit gives Hawaii AG permission to file appeal in suit against credit card issuers

May 8, 2013 9:30 AM
By Jessica M. Karmasek

SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) — In an order last month, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit gave Hawaii Attorney General David Louie the go-ahead to file an interlocutory appeal in a case against a group of credit … Read More »

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Hawaii AG announces $70 million order against online travel companies

March 20, 2013 1:42 PM
By Bryan Cohen

HONOLULU (Legal Newsline) – Hawaii Attorney General David Louie has announced that multiple online travel companies were ordered to pay the state $70 million in penalties on unpaid general excise taxes. Tax Appeal Court Judge Gary Chang granted the state … Read More »

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Credit card companies call Hawaii AG’s petition for appeal weak

March 19, 2013 12:26 PM
By Jessica M. Karmasek

SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) — A group of credit card issuers say Hawaii Attorney General David Louie has no grounds to file an interlocutory appeal with a federal appeals court, calling the attorney general’s arguments “piecemeal.” In January, a federal … Read More »

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EPA, Hawaii landfill reach agreement over fire threat

March 8, 2013 11:08 AM
By Stephanie Ostrowski

HONOLULU (Legal Newsline) – An agreement has been reached between the Environmental Protection Agency and Waste Management of Hawaii over violations of air pollution laws at the Waimanalo Gulch Landfill in Kapolei, Oahu. To reduce the threat of underground fires … Read More »

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Hawaii AG’s suit against credit card issuers stayed pending Ninth Circuit review

February 20, 2013 3:30 PM
By Jessica M. Karmasek

HONOLULU (Legal Newsline) — A federal judge has granted a motion by Hawaii Attorney General David Louie, allowing him to file a proposed interlocutory appeal in a lawsuit against a group of credit card issuers. Louie filed a motion for … Read More »

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Hawaii SC clarifies evidentiary standard in medmal case

January 31, 2013 12:37 PM
By Nathan Bass

HONOLULU (Legal Newsline) – The Hawaii Supreme Court issued a ruling in a medical malpractice case which clarified the evidentiary standard required for a defendant to be granted summary judgment. Chief Justice Mark E. Recktenwald wrote the Jan. 25 opinion … Read More »

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Hawaii AG announces $150 million ruling against online travel companies

January 15, 2013 2:25 PM
By Bryan Cohen

HONOLULU (Legal Newsline) – Hawaii Attorney General David Louie announced a ruling Saturday by the tax appeal court that orders multiple online travel companies to pay approximately $150 million to the state in overdue taxes. Judge Gary W.B. Chang granted … Read More »

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