· 7/3/1989
Tandycrafts, Inc. v. Initio Partners
Citations
- 562 A.2d 1162
- 1989 Del. LEXIS 327
How courts have described this case
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- explaining that “[c]hanges in corporate policy . . . if attributable to the filing of a meritorious suit, may justify an award of counsel fees” under the corporate benefit doctrine
- establishing similar requirements for the award of attorneys fees in cases after plaintiff files a complaint
- affirming award of fees to stockholder who pursued disclosure claim individually, rather than on a class basis, but obtained an injunction against a pending stockholder meeting, which benefitted all stockholders
- “In the realm of corporate litigation, the Court may order the payment of counsel fees and related expenses to a plaintiff whose efforts resulted in ... the conferring of a corporate benefit.”
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Judges: Christie, Horsey, Walsh
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