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Custino v. State

Intermediate Court of Appeals of Hawai‘i.
May 15, 2014
330 P.3d 390 (Haw. Ct. App. 2014)
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holding that the failure of a physician to include the information required in HRS § 386–96, including the dates of disability and the return to work date, violates HRS § 386–96 as an improper certification, and thus justifies a denial of the claimant's TTD benefits

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Opinion

No. CAAP–11–0000570.

2014-05-15

John E. CUSTINO, Jr., Claimant–Appellant, v. STATE of Hawai‘i, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, Employer–Appellee/Self–Insured.

Appeal from the Labor and Industrial Relations Appeals Board (Case No. AB 2008–258 (2–02–40713)). Andrew A. Cheng, (Robinson & Chur), on the briefs, for Claimant–Appellant. Gary N. Kunihiro, Shawn L.M. Benton, (Leong Kunihiro Lezy & Benton), on the briefs, for Employer–Appellee, Self–Insured.

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Summaries of

Custino v. State

Intermediate Court of Appeals of Hawai‘i.
May 15, 2014
330 P.3d 390 (Haw. Ct. App. 2014)

holding that the failure of a physician to include the information required in HRS § 386–96, including the dates of disability and the return to work date, violates HRS § 386–96 as an improper certification, and thus justifies a denial of the claimant's TTD benefits

Summary of this case from Panoke v. Reef Dev. of Haw., Inc.
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Custino v. State

Case Details

Full title:John E. CUSTINO, Jr., Claimant–Appellant, v. STATE of Hawai‘i, DEPARTMENT…

Court:Intermediate Court of Appeals of Hawai‘i.

Date published: May 15, 2014

Citations

330 P.3d 390 (Haw. Ct. App. 2014)
133 Hawaii 452

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