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A judge ruled today that a Circuit Court lawsuit against Xerox Hawaii and multiple murderer Byran Uyesugi can continue. Suit against Xerox,
Uyesugi gets go-ahead
Star-Bulletin staffRandall Shin, a Xerox employee who witnessed the death of two of the seven coworkers killed by Uyesugi in 1999, filed suit in November against top Xerox officials and Uyesugi.
David Gierlach, one of Shin's attorneys, argued that Glenn Sexton, vice president and general manager of Xerox Hawaii, also Uyesugi's supervisor, knew of the danger Uyesugi posed to coworkers but "recklessly" failed to monitor him and allowed him to continue working. The suit alleges Sexton knew since 1993 of threats Uyesugi made against coworkers and knew Uyesugi had guns and the means to carry out his threats.
Gierlach said Xerox also knew Uyesugi suffered from a psychological disorder and had acted out violently in the past and still kept him on the job.
Crystal Rose, attorney for Xerox Hawaii, argued that the lawsuit should be dismissed because there are no allegations in the complaint that Sexton acted intentionally to place Shin in a "zone of imminent danger" or cause injury to Shin.
A Xerox motion to dismiss two counts in another Uyesugi lawsuit filed by former Xerox employee George Moad is still pending in another courtroom.
Opening Arguments from May 15, 2000
Xerox killings - Nov. 2, 1999
