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Section 10-1001 – Right of Action

    A limited partner may bring a derivative action to enforce a right of a limited partnership to recover a judgment in its favor to the same extent that a stockholder may bring an action for a derivative suit under the corporation law of Maryland. Such an action may be brought if general partners with authority […]

Section 10-1002 – Proper Plaintiff

    In a derivative action, the plaintiff must be a partner at the time of bringing the action and:         (1)    Have been a partner at the time of the transaction of which he complains; or         (2)    Have had his status as a partner devolve on him by operation of law from a person who was a partner at […]

Section 10-1003 – Pleading

    In a derivative action, the complaint shall set forth with particularity the attempts, if any, of the plaintiff to secure initiation of the action the plaintiff desires by a general partner or the reasons for not making the effort.

Section 10-1004 – Expenses

    If a derivative action is successful, in whole or in part, or if anything is received by the plaintiff as a result of a judgment, compromise, or settlement of an action or claim, the court may award the plaintiff reasonable expenses, including reasonable attorney’s fees, and shall direct him to remit to the limited partnership […]