This costs endorsement followed prior motion rulings concerning advancement and indemnification related to U.S. criminal proceedings.
The court held the successful party was entitled to full indemnity costs because the motion costs fell within the defined term “Legal Fees” under an earlier order governing advancement rights.
The court rejected objections based on alleged duplication of counsel and excessive staffing, particularly where the responding party provided no evidence of its own costs.
The only reduction concerned the investigator’s account, which was cut by 50 percent for attendance at discoveries.
Full indemnity costs were then fixed in the amount stated in the endorsement, plus a separate U.S. dollar amount.
