The Delaware Court of Chancery on March 3 awarded a former officer of OptimisCorp $1.8 million to cover the cost of successfully defending allegations that he had plotted to remove a physical services company’s chief executive back in 2012.

In a 17-page memorandum opinion, Vice Chancellor Joseph R. Slights III said that all of the claims against William Horne arose by reason of his position as chief financial officer, a post he held from 2008 to 2013.