PacMar Technologies LLC, f/k/a Martin Defense Group, LLC v. Martin Kao, Tiffany Jennifer Lam a.k.a. Jenny Lam and/or Tiffany Kao, Lawrence Kahele Lum Kee, Clifford Chen, Duke Hartman, Society of Young Women Scientists and Engineers LLC

Summary

The United States Magistrate Judge recommends granting Defendant Lawrence Kahele Lum Kee’s petition for a determination that his settlement with PacMar Technologies LLC was entered in good faith under Hawai‘i Revised Statutes § 663-15.5. The recommendation applies the totality-of-the-circumstances factors described in Troyer v. Adams and concludes that the settlement and Plaintiff’s joinder should be approved.

Holdings

1. Considering the totality of the circumstances and the Troyer factors, the court found that the essential terms of the confidential settlement satisfied Hawaii Revised Statutes § 663-15.5 and recommended granting Lum Kee's petition.
2. The court found and recommended that PacMar's joinder be granted because PacMar joined Lum Kee's petition and the court recommended granting the petition.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the settlement between PacMar and Lum Kee was entered in good faith under Hawaii Revised Statutes § 663-15.5.
2. Whether PacMar's joinder in Lum Kee's petition should be granted.

Disposition

other