15 Pa. C.S. § 5784

Current through 2024 legislation effective May 8, 2024
Section 5784 - Proceeds and expenses
(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 nonprofit 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 nonprofit 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.

15 Pa.C.S. § 5784

Added by P.L. TBD 2016 No. 170, § 11, eff. 2/19/2017.