Section 1706.616 | Payment of expenses.
On termination of the derivative action the court may do any of the following:
(A) Order the limited liability company to pay the plaintiff's reasonable expenses, including attorney fees, incurred by the plaintiff in the derivative action if the court finds that the derivative action has resulted in a substantial benefit to the limited liability company;
(B) Order a series to pay the plaintiff's reasonable expenses, including attorney fees, incurred by the plaintiff in the derivative action if the court finds that the derivative action has resulted in a substantial benefit to the series;
(C) Order the plaintiff to pay any defendant's reasonable expenses, including attorney fees, incurred by the defendant in defending the derivative action if it finds that the derivative action was commenced or maintained without reasonable cause or for an improper purpose;
(D) Order a party to pay an opposing party's expenses incurred because of the filing of a pleading, motion, or other paper, if it finds both of the following:
(1) That the pleading, motion, or other paper was not well grounded in fact, after reasonable inquiry, or not warranted by existing law or a good faith argument for the extension, modification, or reversal of existing law.
(2) That the pleading, motion, or other paper was interposed for an improper purpose, such as to harass or cause unnecessary delay or needless increase in the cost of litigation.
Available Versions of this Section
- April 12, 2021 – Enacted by Senate Bill 276 - 133rd General Assembly [ View April 12, 2021 Version ]