Central Laborers' Pension Fund v. Blankfein

OPINION OF THE COURT

Bernard J. Fried, J.

By motion sequence No. 002, plaintiffs seek an order dismissing this consolidated action as moot, and an award of attorneys’ fees and expenses, pursuant to Business Corporation Law § 626 (e). By motion sequence No. 003, individual plaintiff Ken Brown seeks payment of an incentive fee award of $25,000, in the event motion sequence No. 002 is granted. Defendants do not dispute that the consolidated action ought to be dismissed, but they strenuously oppose the award of attorneys’ fees, arguing that *458the complaints comprising these shareholder derivative…