Hawaii’s Intermediate Court of Appeals overturned an award of fees to the attorneys for an injured hotel worker, finding that the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations erred in denying payment for some services provided.
Case: Chiang v. Ritz-Carlton Hotel Co., No. CAAP-21-0000703, 03/21/2025, unpublished.
Facts and procedural history: Attorneys Lowell K.Y. Chun-Hoon, Rosalyn G. Payen and Eve L.Y. Yeung of King, Nakamura & Chun-Hoon represented Elvira C. Chiang in a workers’ compensation claim against Ritz-Carlton Hotel Co.
The director of the Department of Labor and I...
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