TSA International Ltd. v. Shimizu Corp.

How courts have described this case

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• holding that in deciding to award fees under HRS § 607- 14, the court must determine the nature of the lawsuit where both assumpsit and non-assumpsit claims are asserted
• concluding that claims for fraud and breach of fiduciary duty are tort claims
• stating that application of lis pendens should be limited to actions directly seeking to obtain title to or possession of real property
• “Notwithstanding the general effect of the filing of a notice of appeal [ (i.e., divesting the trial court of jurisdiction over the appealed case)], the trial court retains jurisdiction to determine matters collateral or incidental to the judgment, and may act in aid of the appeal.”
• internal quotation marks, citations, brackets, and ellipsis omitted; emphasis in original and added; block quote format changed
• a “breach of contract” claim involves “monetary damages based upon the non-performance of a contractual or quasi-contractual obligation”

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