Capstack Nashville 3, LLC v. Cohen

Summary

The Court affirmed the Court of Chancery’s award of an attorney’s charging lien against Capstack’s settlement recovery. It held that a charging lien may attach to a settlement fund even when the settlement has not been incorporated into a judgment, judicial decree, or court-ordered award. The Court concluded that the use of the term “judgment” in prior precedent did not exclude settlement recoveries outside a judgment.