Proceeds and expenses

PROCEEDS AND EXPENSES. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section: (1) Any proceeds or other benefits of a derivative action to enforce a right of a limited cooperative association, whether by judgment, compromise, or settlement, belong to the association and not to the plaintiff; and (2) If the plaintiff in the derivative action receives any proceeds, the plaintiff shall immediately remit them to the association. (b) If a derivative action to enforce a right of a limited cooperative association 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 association.