Supreme Court of Delaware

In the context of taxpayer suits, taxpayers may recover attorneys' fees if their litigation satisfies the requirements of the so-called "common benefit" exception to the standard rule, under which each party bears its own attorneys' fees.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/30/2007
• Published 04/02/2007

Judges

• BERGER, Justice., Before STEELE, Chief Justice, HOLLAND, BERGER, and JACOBS, Justices, and VAUGHN, President Judge , constituting the Court en Banc.

Court

• Supreme Court of Delaware

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Ronald G. Poliquin, Esquire, of Young, Malmberg & Howard, P.A., Dover, Delaware, and Gary F. Traynor, Esquire (argued), J. Clayton Athey, Esquire, and Laina M. Herbert, Esquire, of Prickett, Jones & Elliott, P.A., Wilmington, Delaware, for Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Gregg E. Wilson, Esquire (argued), Carol J. Dulin, Esquire and Dennis J. Siebold, Esquire, of the New Castle County Law Department, Wilmington, Delaware, for Appellees.