In a long-standing row over indemnification, the Delaware Supreme Court is considering whether a collateral attack after a final ruling on direct appeal extended the period in which a former executive could seek attorney fees from his former employer.
The answer to that question could have significant implications for Franklin Brown, former general counsel for Rite Aid Corp. who, for nearly 14 years, has been trying to force the drugstore operator to cover the cost of defending and appealing his criminal fraud convictions for financial reporting fraud.
