Yes, you can sue for emotional distress in Hawaii.
[T]he requisite elements of tortious interference with contractual relations [are]: 1) a contract between the plaintiff and a third party; 2) the defendant's knowledge of the contract; 3) the defendant's intentional inducement of the third party to breach the contract; 4) the absence of justification on the defendant's ...
Emotional distress refers to mental suffering as an emotional response to an experience that arises from the effect or memory of a particular event, occurrence, pattern of events or condition.
Hawaii. Modified comparative negligence. Plaintiff can recover if plaintiff's fault is not greater than combined defendants. Recovery is reduced by the proportion of plaintiff's fault.
Duty: the defendant owed the plaintiff a duty of care; Breach of Duty: the defendant failed to meet that duty; Cause in Fact: but for the defendant's failure, the plaintiff would not have been injured; Proximate Cause: the defendant's failure (and not something else) caused the plaintiff's injury; and.
Lawsuits are often filed against the State of Hawaii and/or its employees for incidents and accidents. These may arise when claims are denied or to protect a claim from expiring due to the statute of limitations.
Yes, in some cases you may be able to sue for emotional distress. You generally need to show that someone intentionally engaged in outrageous behavior for the purpose of causing you severe emotional distress.
Like other states, Hawaii treats "pain and suffering" as a legal term for both the physical and emotional distress caused by a physical injury. If you've been injured in this state, you'll want know how courts deal with pain and suffering damages in Hawaii.