Chancery Awards Fees for Pre-Litigation Errant Conduct

Two recent Delaware Court of Chancery decisions awarded fees for errant pre-litigation conduct which makes then noteworthy for that point alone, although there is much else to commend them. In the matter styled Ramadurgam v. Destiny XYZ Inc., C.A. No. 2024-0057-PAF (Del. Ch. July 23, 2026), the court awarded fees for pre-litigation conduct which the court described as an independent basis to warrant fee shifting as an element of equitable relief. Slip op. at 86.