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Business Litigation Attorney's Fees Indemnification

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Court Of Chancery Limits Fee Award To Account For Misconduct

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What will the Court of Chancery do when a Petitioner's attorney alters his records to increase the fees sought in an advancement or indemnification case? Here at least the Court disallows the altered fees, rather than barring...more

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Delaware Supreme Court Rejects Fraud Defense To Advancement

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Delaware strongly protects a party’s right to advancement of attorney’s fees. This decision holds that a claim of fraudulent inducement cannot be asserted as a defense in a contractual advancement case even when the fraud is...more

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Superior Court Limits Contractual Indemnification To Third Party Claims

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This decision holds that a general obligation to indemnify another party to a contract applies only to claims filed by a third party and not to claims between the parties to the contract itself. Hence, if you want to cover...more

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