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Pennsylvania · Through 2026-07-28 (Statute Update stamp, 15 Pa.C.S.)

15 Pa.C.S. § 1784: Proceeds and expenses.

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Where this section sits in the code
  1. Title 15 - CORPORATIONS AND UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS
  2. PART II CORPORATIONS
  3. SUBPART B BUSINESS CORPORATIONS
  4. ARTICLE B DOMESTIC BUSINESS CORPORATIONS GENERALLY
  5. CHAPTER 17 OFFICERS, DIRECTORS AND SHAREHOLDERS
  6. SUBCHAPTER F DERIVATIVE ACTIONS

(a) Proceeds.--Except as provided in subsection (b):

(1) any proceeds or other benefits of a derivative action, whether by judgment, compromise or settlement, belong to the business corporation and not to the plaintiff; and

(2) if the plaintiff or its counsel receives any proceeds, the proceeds shall be remitted immediately to the corporation.

(b) Expenses.--If a derivative action is successful in whole or in part, the court may award the plaintiff reasonable expenses, including reasonable attorney fees and costs, from the recovery of the business corporation, but in no event shall the attorney fees awarded exceed a reasonable proportion of the value of the relief, including nonpecuniary relief, obtained by the plaintiff for the corporation.

(c) Certain provisions of articles ineffective.--This section may not be relaxed by any provision of the articles.

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