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Lac Courte Oreilles Tribal Code of Law.

LLC.1.3.030 Limitation of Liability and Indemnification

(a) In this section, "expenses" mean expenses of defending a lawsuit, including attorney's fees, and any civil judgment or penalty, or settlement payment in lieu thereof, paid in connection with a lawsuit against an Owner or manager in such capacity.

(b) An LLC shall indemnify or allow expenses to each Owner and each manager for all reasonable expenses incurred with respect to a proceeding if that Owner or manager was a party to the proceeding in the capacity of an Owner or manager.

(c) The Operating Agreement may alter or provide additional rights to indemnification or allowance of expenses to Owners and managers.

(d) Notwithstanding subsections (2) and (3) above, an LLC may not indemnify an Owner or manager unless it is determined that the Owner or manager did not breach or fail to perform a duty to the LLC as provided in Section 302.

(e) Unless otherwise provided in Operating Agreement:

(1) An Owner or manager shall be conclusively presumed not to have breached or failed to perform a duty to the LLC to the extent that the Owner or manager has been successful on the merits or otherwise in the defense of the proceeding.

(2) In situations not described in paragraph (a), above, the determination of whether Owner or manager has breached or failed to perform a duty to the LLC shall be made by the vote of a Majority in Interest of the Owners, excluding any Owner who is a party to the same or related proceeding unless all Owners are parties.