Michigan Compiled Laws
Mich. Comp. Laws § 450.1563 (2026)
Indemnification against actual and reasonable expenses.
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BUSINESS CORPORATION ACT
Act 284 of 1972
450.1563 Indemnification against actual and reasonable expenses.
Sec. 563.
To the extent that a director or officer of a corporation has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of an action, suit, or proceeding referred to in section 561 or 562, or in defense of a claim, issue, or matter in the action, suit, or proceeding, the corporation shall indemnify him or her against actual and reasonable expenses, including attorneys' fees, incurred by him or her in connection with the action, suit, or proceeding and an action, suit, or proceeding brought to enforce the mandatory indemnification provided in this section.
History: 1972, Act 284, Eff. Jan. 1, 1973 ;-- Am. 1987, Act 1, Eff. Mar. 1, 1987 ;-- Am. 1989, Act 121, Eff. Oct. 1, 1989 ;-- Am. 2001, Act 57, Imd. Eff. July 23, 2001
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 2016–2017 · leading case: Home-Owners Ins. v. Allied Prop. & Cas. Ins., 152 F. Supp. 3d 956 (W.D. Mich. 2016).
Home-Owners Ins. v. Allied Prop. & Cas. Ins., 152 F. Supp. 3d 956 (W.D. Mich. 2016). “” Mich. Comp. Laws § 450.1563 . ■ Nonetheless, “[i]t is common for corporations to adopt through their bylaws a requirement .”
Frank Kern III v. Bonnie Kern-Koskela (Mich. Ct. App. 2017). “1562, along with MCL 450.1563, which provides: To the extent that a director or officer of a corporation has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of an action, suit, or proceeding referred to in section 561 or 562, or in defense of a claim, issue, or matter in…”
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