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Magellan Health Blasts 'Bravado' Of Fee Bid In Chancery Case

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million fee award in a mooted shareholder suit over the company's merger with Centene Corp., Magellan Health Inc. has asked the Delaware Chancery Court to reject a bid by two law firms for a $1.1 arguing they should get no more than $125,000.

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Magellan Investor's Attys Seek $1.1M Fee In Centene Deal Suit

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benefited shareholders in the managed health care company who were allegedly short-changed when it merged with Centene Corp. Two law firms have asked the Delaware Court of Chancery for a $1.1 million "mootness fee," arguing that their work to resolve a class action against Magellan Health Inc.

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Centene Nabs 8th Circ. Win In Suit Over $6.8B Acquisition

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The Eighth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a shareholder suit Thursday brought against Centene Corp., its board and company officers, ruling that investors failed to sufficiently explain why a demand to the board to remedy their issues over a merger would've been futile.

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Delaware Court of Chancery Clarifies Heightened Standard for Recovery of Attorneys’ Fees in Disclosure-Based Deal Litigation

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In particular, Anderson analyzed the history of disclosure-based deal litigation in Delaware and the Court’s evolving standard for awarding fees where shareholder action has caused a company to issue additional pre-merger disclosures “mooting” pending deal litigation. the “Company”) from merging with Centene Corporation (the “Acquirer”). (the

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