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California Court Confirms Surety’s Right to Recover Attorney Fees and Costs Incurred by Its Principal

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In Cell-Crete Corp. v. Fed. Ins. Co., a California court awarded a surety attorneys’ fees and costs that its principal incurred defending the surety against a claim on a public-works payment bond. This is good news for...more

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Canadian courts show trend of awarding higher costs in IP litigation

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Every IP litigant has the same questions on their mind: “If I win, how much of my legal costs can I recover? And if I lose, how much will I have to pay?” These are important questions, and the answers now may be different...more

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Court Holds Indemnity Provision Provides No Right To Attorney Fees

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Contractual indemnity provisions often broadly provide for the payment of the indemnified party’s attorney fees. In Alki v. Superior Court, 2016 Cal. App. LEXIS 892 (Cal. Ct. App. 2016), for example, a fund administration...more

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The Delaware Court Of Chancery’s Not So Exclusive Jurisdiction

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Section 145(k) of the Delaware General Corporation Law is quite clear and emphatic about which court may hear actions for indemnification or advancement of expenses: The Court of Chancery is hereby vested with exclusive...more

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