Pennsylvania § 1784 Proceeds and expenses

Pennsylvania Statutes

§ 1784 — Proceeds and expenses

Pennsylvania § 1784

JurisdictionPennsylvania

Title 15CORPORATIONS AND UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS

PartPART II

Ch. 17OFFICERS, DIRECTORS AND SHAREHOLDERS

Subch.DERIVATIVE ACTIONS

This text of Pennsylvania § 1784 (Proceeds and expenses) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Pennsylvania primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

15 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 1784 (2026).

Text

(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 ineffecti

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

(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.