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Gregory L Lui-Kwan 
Honolulu, Hawaii
phone (808) 524-1433
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Gregory L. Lui-Kwan joined the firm in 1989. Mr. Lui-Kwan was with a prominent insurance defense firm for over seven years where he was a partner. He received his law degree from the William S. Richardson School of Law at the University of Hawaii where he was the first place winner in the University of Hawaii moot court competition, and associate editor for the University of Hawaii Law Review. He served two terms as president of the William S. Richardson School of Law Alumni Association and three terms as Nominations Chair of the University of Hawaii Distinguished Alumni Awards Program. He is a mentor with the Hawaii State Bar Association and the William S. Richardson School of Law.

Year Joined Organization:
1989
Areas of Practice:
Automobile
Aviation
Insurance
Personal Injury
Products Liability
Bar Admissions:
Hawaii, 1982
U.S. District Court District of Hawaii, 1982
Education:
University of Hawaii, William S. Richardson School of Law, Honolulu, Hawaii, 1982
J.D.
Honors: University of Hawaii Moot Court Competition - Winner
Law Review: University of Hawaii Law Review, Associate Editor


University of Hawaii, Manoa, Hawaii, 1978
B.A.


Representative Cases:
Colonial Penn Ins. Co. v. First Ins. Co. of Hawaii, Ltd., 71 Haw. 42, 780 P.2d 1112 (1989)
Watson v. Brown, 67 Haw., 252, 686 P.2d 12 (1984)
Professional Associations and Memberships:
Hawaii State Bar Association


American Bar Association


American Association for Justice, 1987 - 1989


Consumer Lawyers of Hawaii


American Inn of Court
Barrister


William S. Richardson School of Law Alumni Association
President


Hawaii State Bar Association and the William S. Richardson School of Law
Mentor


Verdicts & Settlements

Confidential Xerox worker shot in workplace mass murder

Confidential Child killed when boat hits whale

Confidential Financial services executive

Confidential Insurance industry executive

$1 billion State Tobacco litigation (consortium of Hawaii and mainland law firms)

$67 million Defective asbestos building material

$63 million Repair and replacement of asbestos building material in state buildings

$27.7 million Chevron gasoline tank fire kills two workers

$20 million Unsafe agricultural chemical

$20 million Chemical contamination of drinking water

$16.5 million Childbirth Malpractice

$13 million Paralysis in rear-end collision

$13 million Defective automobile design

$13 million Construction site fire burns workers

$13 million Paralysis in head-on collision

$12 million Defective agricultural chemical

$8 million Childbirth malpractice

$8 million Hospital error resulting in brain damage

$7 million Paralysis when hit by a truck

$6.5 million Highway construction accident

$6 million Head injury in trucking accident

$5.5 million Military hospital malpractice

$4.8 million Defective diet supplement

$4.8 million Prescription pill complication

$4.3 million Emergency Room malpractice

$4.3 million Defective prescription medicine

$4 million Improper spinal injury treatment

$3.5 million Tourist hit by delivery truck

$3.5 million Family rear-ended by truck

$3.5 million Private airplane crash

$3.4 million Hotel defect accident

$3-4 million University president (settlement depends on future benefit payments)

$3 million Singapore tramway accident

$3 million Defective military ordnance

$3 million Helicopter crash in South China Sea

$3 million Executive killed on business trip

$3 million Helicopter hit by missile

$3 million Failure to properly diagnose condition

$3 million Scenic tramway accident

$2.8 million Helicopter crash

$2.7 million Defective automobile design

$2.5 million Anesthesia malpractice

$2.5 million Bicycle accident with roadway defect

$2.5 million Bicycle collision with defective trailer

$2.3 million Dangerous medical vaccine

$2.1 million Plane crashes into hotel

$2 million Saipan airplane crash

$2 million Defective industrial equipment

$2 million Oil facility fire

$2 million Forklift accident on docks

$2 million Industrial plant equipment accident

$2 million Surgical malpractice

$2 million Manila Hotel fire

$2 million Pedestrian hit in crosswalk

$2 million Tourist hit by semi-truck

$2 million Collision of two trucks

$2 million Accident caused by racer

$2 million Seaplane crash

$1.8 million Long shore worker accident

$1.8 million Electrical malfunction

$1.7 million Decompression chamber incident

$1.5 million Massachusetts car accident

$1.4 million Scuba accident

$1.4 million Japanese citizen hit by crashing plane

$1.3 million Helicopter crash

$1.3 million Helicopter mechanical failure

$1.3 million Defective construction equipment

$1.3 million Sports equipment malfunction

$1.2 million Police helicopter crash

$1.2 million Defective sports equipment

$1.1 million Northern Marianas LPG gas fire

$1.1 million Defective vaccine

$1 million Swine Flu shot complication

$1 million Defective fireworks

$1 million Catamaran accident

$1 million Fireworks malfunction

$1 million Hot water heater accident

$850,000 Scuba diving accident

$800,000 Scuba lesson accident

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Recent Firm News

Tour bus company settles collision suit 
4th March 2010 -- Star Bulletin

Family of woman killed by falling branch files suit 
31st July 2009 -- Star Bulletin

Injured Biker Sues Tour Bus Company
05-15-2009 -- Honolulu Advertiser

Advertiser Veteran’s family gets $800,000
6th November, 2008 -- Honolulu Advertiser

Passion for tennis leads Fried, Keaunui to Hall
26th September, 2008 -- Honolulu Advertiser

Customs accused of faking records
10th September, 2008 -- Honolulu Advertiser

Parents file suit in death of baby
9th September, 2008 -- Honolulu Advertiser

Couple settles suit for $9.5 million
24th June, 2008 -- Honolulu Advertiser

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