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experts employed by any party, unless the court otherwise | | orders for good cause. If the fair value of the shares as | | determined materially exceeds the amount that the company | | offered to pay for them, or if no offer was made, the court in | | its discretion may award to any shareholder who is a party to | | the proceeding such sum as the court may determine to be | | reasonable compensation to any expert or experts employed by | | the shareholder in the proceeding and may, in its discretion, | | award to any shareholder all or part of the attorney's fees | | and expenses incurred by that shareholder. |
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| | | I.__At all times during the pendency of any such proceeding, | | the court may make any and all orders that may be necessary | | to protect the company or the dissenting shareholders or | | that are otherwise just and equitable.__Such orders may | | include, without limitation, orders: |
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| | | (1)__Requiring the company to pay into court, or post | | security for, the amount of the judgment or its | | estimated amount, either before final judgment or | | pending appeal; |
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| | | (2)__Requiring the deposit with the court of | | certificates representing shares held by the dissenting | | shareholders; |
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| | | (3)__Imposing a lien on the property of the company to | | secure the payment of the judgment, which lien may be | | given priority over liens and encumbrances contracted | | after the vote adopting the plan pursuant to subsection | | 2; and |
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| | | (4)__Staying the action pending the determination of | | any similar action pending in another court having | | jurisdiction. |
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| | | J.__In the case of a shareholder who is a minor or otherwise | | legally incapacitated, the notice and demand required by | | subsection 6 may be made either by the shareholder, | | notwithstanding legal incapacity, or by the shareholder's | | guardian or by any person acting for the shareholder as next | | friend. Such shareholder is bound by the time limitations | | set forth in this section, notwithstanding the shareholder's | | legal incapacity. |
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| | | K.__Appeals lie from judgments in actions brought under this | | subsection as in other civil actions in which equitable | | relief is sought. |
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