Subdivision 1.Articles may limit liability.

A director’s personal liability to the cooperative or members for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director may be eliminated or limited in the articles as provided in subdivision 2.

Subd. 2.Restrictions on liability limitation.

Terms Used In Minnesota Statutes 308A.325

  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.

The articles may not eliminate or limit the liability of a director:

(1) for a breach of the director’s duty of loyalty to the cooperative or its members;

(2) for acts or omissions that are not in good faith or involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law;

(3) for a transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit; or

(4) for an act or omission occurring before the date when the provision in the articles eliminating or limiting liability becomes effective.