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: Delaware Business Litigation ReportCourt of Chancery Awards Fees Based on Improved Nonmonetary Terms of Offer
By Morris James LLP
Off v. Ross, C.A. 3468-VCP (December, 10, 2009)
In this unusual decision, the Court of Chancery awarded attorney fees after having previously declined to do so in a November 26, 2008 decision in the same case. The prior decision had been decided because of pending litigation that the Court did not want to affect by a premature approval of a settlement in this case. When that other litigation was settled, it was time to address the settlement here. This illustrates the flexibility of the Court of Chancery in dealing with competing litigation.
The settlement was approved and fees awarded based on the plaintiff's success in opening up a limited offer to purchase stock to all of the entity's stockholders.
Full post as published by Delaware Business Litigation Report on December 10, 2009 (boomark / email).
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