Wyche Corporate Connection: July 2014

Prepared by Eric B. Amstutz A corporate by-law requiring reimbursement of attorneys’ fees may be enforceable.  The Delaware Supreme Court recently ruled that a non-stock corporation’s bylaw provision requiring the plaintiff in intra-corporate litigation to pay the successful defendant’s attorneys’ fees was not invalid on its face. The fee-shifting provision was written to apply to…
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Wyche at Work: July 2014 Employment Update

Prepared by Ted Gentry July 2014 Fourth Circuit Rules in Favor of Employer in Whistleblower Case Whistleblower claims, which protect employees who report potentially illegal conduct by prohibiting retaliatory personnel actions by employers, are generally on the rise. The Fourth Circuit, which covers South Carolina, recently affirmed summary judgment in favor of the defendant employer…
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