Legal Opinion

Mahani v. Edix Media Group, Inc.

Supreme Court of Delaware

Decided September 4, 2007No. 91, 2007PublishedCited by 143 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

STEELE, Chief Justice.

Defendant-appellant Parham Mahani appeals the Court of Chancery’s decision to award EDIX the full amount of the attorneys’ fees and other expenses it incurred when it enforced a confidentiality and non-competition agreement with Mahani. Ma-hani argues that the Chancellor erred when he interpreted the fee shifting provision literally and awarded EDIX the full amount of the fees and expenses instead of a reduced amount based on the reasonableness of the fees. Specifically, Mahani contends that the award should reflect EDIX’s limited trial success and take into account the…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Hensley v. EckerhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. Farrar v. HobbySupreme Court of the United States · 1992
  3. Chrysler Corporation v. DannSupreme Court of Delaware · 1966
  4. Dover Historical Society, Inc. v. City of Dover Planning CommissionSupreme Court of Delaware · 2006
  5. Chavin v. CopeSupreme Court of Delaware · 1968

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