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· 12/12/2011

Thomas v. Kidani.

Citations

  • 126 Haw. 125
  • 267 P.3d 1230
  • 2011 Haw. LEXIS 271

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • explaining that a defendant without a burden of proof at trial can satisfy its burden as summary judgment movant by showing that the plaintiff cannot establish the existence of an element of the claim at issue
  • setting forth the elements of a legal malpractice claim under Hawaii law and discussing causation
  • conclusory assertions as to essential elements are insufficient to satisfy summary judgment burden
  • reviewing grant of summary judgment de novo

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Judges: Nakayama, McKenna, Recktenwald, Acoba, Nacino, Duffy, Kim

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