The Delaware Court of Chancery explained the reasoning for a specific award of attorneys’ fees based on a post-trial decision earlier this year, highlighted on these pages, that discussed the basis for awarding fees in a case involving breach of fiduciary duty, breach of a restrictive covenant, and related breaches. Arxada Holdings NA Inc. v.
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Chancery Awards Fees for Pre-Litigation Errant Conduct
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Two recent Delaware Court of Chancery decisions awarded fees for errant pre-litigation conduct which makes then noteworthy for that point alone, although there is much else to commend them. In the matter styled Ramadurgam v. Destiny XYZ Inc., C.A. No. 2024-0057-PAF (Del. Ch. July 23, 2026), the court awarded fees for pre-litigation conduct…
Chancery Addresses Reasonableness of Fees Awarded Pursuant to Contract
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Edgewater Growth Capital Partners L.P. v. H.I.G. Capital, Inc., C.A. No. 3601-CS (Del. Ch. April 18, 2013). This ruling explains both an issue about attorneys’ fees and the revision of a previous Chancery opinion in this case highlighted on these pages here.
Issue Addressed: The standard that applies to award fees pursuant to…