Smash My Trash, Dumpster Devil Legal Fees Are Focus of Argument

May 8, 2024, 7:19 PM UTC

A defendant pursued for years in a trade secret dispute between two trash compacting businesses—only to see all claims against him dismissed or abandoned—deserves to have his legal fees paid by someone else, an attorney argued Wednesday before the Delaware Supreme Court.

A Court of Chancery opinion denying attorneys’ fees for Kevin McLaren should be reversed and remanded for further proceedings to determine how much he’s owed, his lawyer, Steven Fedder of Fedder & Janofsky, told the state’s high court.

McLaren is a college friend of Dumpster Devil founder Todd Perri and helped form the company. A lawsuit accused Perri ...

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