Ohio Code 1706.616 – Payment of expenses
On termination of the derivative action the court may do any of the following:
Terms Used In Ohio Code 1706.616
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
- Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
(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.