Goche v. WMG, L.C.
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The Supreme Court reversed the decision of the district court ordering an Iowa limited liability company (LLC) to pay its former manager the attorney fees he incurred litigating against the LLC pursuant to Iowa Code 489.408(1), holding that, under the plain language of the statute, a manager or former manager cannot recover from the LLC fees incurred litigating against the company.
The district court ruled that the LLC was liable to the manager for indemnification of attorney fees and expenses he incurred defending himself against claims brought against him by the LLC for alleged breach of his duties as manager. The district court awarded the manager attorney fees and expenses but declined to award him "fees on fees," or the additional fees incurred enforcing the statutory fee claim. The Supreme Court reversed the award of attorney fees, holding that the the fees and expenses at issue were not incurred on behalf of the LLC, and therefore, the manager could not recover them from the LLC under section 489.408(1).
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