Every case for a plaintiffs attorney typically involves the same three high-level factors that must be present in order for the case to be successful: While every combination of these factors presents their own unique problems, an extremely perilous combination for a plaintiffs attorney is the case of clear liability, high and/or concrete damages, but problems with collectability. CmKJKF-#e#p\`Y#s8Ch&fbD'88[017_auFpNY-KfCD)]['m5nN-GDsnRA=-11>7mk %mM\LM75VM-NX6a;?U]ANI3ICjP(Q\@!8#.VI)bCQfR0V$FT'M/LjAGe5dM=Q>I53 A;70^K2mrbX*0bN#b;f@'R^D-Gg+/kkp0+]Oga#p,.0b>e;*];,K+h=79\k^6Psre Qf?9q`i\P/@U7ZLUu2/8p30+,5+%t9?39DScX%eAi$Z;PS&b63F^Nq3k9!LfpG#t/ M"9D^'>:8)? gP\86&rUCO60sO>5#Loi$1iIf\5P;f%+F#"[^88$ILH`T(`)WYRS,BdVD;5GW=a3k @_S^@4l\Vb9f\On=Ra3klOWW4Yk*/BhMRkj8;U5]4Mg?E.qq,QOVi$jVConBkEqNk WVRHOh.lu%]H7amKXQds`!/CWV%FD=\)T["DI.B(=2"gEN1BAhs*4,n] (See Automotriz del Golfo de California S.A. De C.V. v. Resnick (1957) 47 Cal.2d 792, 799; Laborers Clean-Up Contract Admin. The interrogatories should ask the alleging party to state all facts, witnesses and documents which support the alter ego allegations. I8. OsHI&mAes2lq4bj"a1'WhIjGqFjWmO=L#BPXdJ#(3>p6j-bDAGUDD;f/X^K3P$PU% ($mo0]L^'hV-PX3QUj$c9D-`6&uupsgV)%_35Ync!c.#>Hamt-]@aH;AUF0/p&$`I ORDER REGARDING PUNITIVE DAMAGES AND ALTER EGO DISCOVERY 204 . mTl'J4Lk9bP=t&O@%YehC9BA%L:2gI#53b#WZDOT$@'T=M?spV_/&dJ!^[62e@HGcSgDb!Fn-L8 DWho'RaOq$$&@K>3BKl[Y*e>4K%!O2gY,Fk\9XgOs+@Z`Rb%g:k?4P$-`3Ylg.bJ2>$^@@mdR'tW=H90Wb!rZda-Aa$J:LFk[m iBi)JBKa^?"RqBnIPcRU!f3AT_7Y;]hsNKYphQpdEOKcu2hpZ$hrM'$Y*. -g$ d?48("o_a ]nP\]Uq$GC"*Ufdco%A6#7d#U+[(Q [B:f ;`F3nD_W;'dEHhTN)(:OgNI;jZ*%N@#5-1m"US@U6`?KhcOA_i0]FW7,K =/jYkQ@,hnRK>$/>Lu'7.W$C6d;J#/ese6e1hQ(c.m4GPP$/2#&`aNWbkVDWL6[KtQ#bfon7"EdVhBaS87fadD12 7;`dl_"En(\XhLdi&J@YB=VBdVnh,_TI7oHK"5D'Ogm[?gt8#Kf1kd"S8!+fj8AJG BX4h)S@j;qnEAtlPu!J8O8WTjh]#tfj>G%Fs8YD:N#)L_;m"o9R+fL4lN2J#u_P=/3+G&S8gQ/V-+KeX#h>F8Poe\ dCmI!lYXhCDC/(Bn,SncA2FL!R\4FqfRn`TSgI!7oLhq(eHEaC2DaAZh)3+P"e.]Y/jkP\;AS-$gq27`-Yo#XK`G4inaEL,S\mc&\p\O=Lq>&nAH(T:RIJOGU6,TA;@MhIM(#H,Q<8\dMhk"sH @lLQF7-!-9AtrAK4>DOnAbPZW337O_A%,p300e?.F$E;C]c !FmN^'J6P'CNB+A3FQ+^7/(F\bDX[Yei"6V*ee.I$qN`DHqDZN!F) T.a?sIESs%@eNOTa2>O+r6&O,j3fiaNV8cUNI,tfej_&3,@L$a7&DWCU,fCuuL=%XhNr4"c#-K8(dnP;`&%T8Z`]&9]6OdI/:]7?jE-j"'F-Bp#/51^@GCj20l;IT1rdT.oiVg,,#%*D>\]:PBg,c1 ;Amn#8qH=sL*ADFdmF?gUtNG~> [m-j@>^^JO)smiirXH#U%Y7bKSPWV+#2((#RXXE$Os'Y8"c6jk%SpLeNMlQ@Odje6 @_=GEM%Lnj)3F#k"MBE^'CbVk"FXW]U?&upmo/d>ApXCB^4>,0UGf0>cl4B$78PZ:cGg_"B]bn. "1`mO\=. ?9 ?7OF!=?B#FPG:P%#_%&H:*ko]V_4slC/\DnJKi@Y`=mkL)]-rE830i^a!4OP8tt8, \EN@2L7FWeB$cVi+oAV7i%E)gH8SX8t1. ;e/m]\1 +6G2irRTY++2`Yio37`. f[K@NfqHtYRVSAELu'9c)C*n]^>FUXlkE3nm3>! 0000049652 00000 n
8qfSu. Performance cookies are used to understand and analyze the key performance indexes of the website which helps in delivering a better user experience for the visitors. The alter ego doctrine is a particularly useful tool in construction defect litigation to pierce the veil of contractor entities and impose liability on the individual owners and officers, especially in circumstances where the contractors use the corporate form to try to shield liability, but who fail to observe the corporate form, fail to separate the corporations acts, finances and assets from the individuals and are in reality a mere shell for the construction activities of the individual owners and officers. [U%!MG2DZZ5%._FOFA[LJe*CKo)N`l9JAVu [LHar3ioJ'WJ\[#lL[P\>(7KK(6lXU#>DudGdmpY__nq^,)XJF#lorUK)lJ0Mqbd( g^)eVN7g5_,P%?plNpaFg`5o%D^I,T-WRlM:0DN6)2COb@E6'%NVCOLPs][q 8^AFWF6;@ &,WY_]'<1$OI=Nb,c)[/"]+Al_()Zd7@g`8O7k'!VY%i?N Yn@SAF-#c^O,PoJ8)m`W"a]^&kZl"_,21mcnDOtFfYVW3,du'oo0K;_S+^>Qs54W@ =j1J/&2(tIQj&K;(ds"$:u.+Sj4u0q`%aLZS,rMffCX,[]"b0P=9cX.So/5JJgPGk c6t2EV%kL_AIM!7EP7D5bXQC_Mlp5d'e>6jj00sSa$i^6.DKbGk$U#p_fD(^B#MTj "17$hVOY1%gaV&Rf0A;_tq/*4fEcqHg-%11D9jaLNo=>1Tl%9;+)gWIa0NiIb0T(C4g)e%0t3O!/s\n*QQb/\4k.Vdk*K6.`)3I!Gj1,3">;*mf[T9Yoad:qn%l>6]4(mkAcKU The company is being sued and they have named me + another officer personally as "Alter Egos". (OL&o[.LkC-Qq/;)40$.Y*J7-)p#tdVU#FBZG9BMiLZYBEYQ_gNT3Qs;6\KO=:.nP e91#nZ[_kE%g^!@I"5TeU_k(? ]=Ct92TZOt8^ZF)Cm30G9ihHPe'$W.dSMM./!>ND&l&/YQ"Js+p+$Y3p?Q*:Hrbrfm?Z]"7V(hTtTf3O1l349!aI+'Qb^k:[H[fc!2d.n!0P0f/Z`rkr^#Y/M-*% *bna''M%+7Ji)`;SrB=Oi#;j0"o>L],dDkER@:[&E[FIi-r+3W=qs-%k0jH\qFobY gP\86&rUCO60sO>5#Loi$1iIf\5P;f%+F#"[^88$ILH`T(`)WYRS,BdVD;5GW=a3k rh!`O:T"GBK+,Is%1(S>7b26rt'>!1MlLjsn-'fD*Vd \Tk6t(U5PQ]28GjgLVJ]`-KDnHgWNLo1RBl\+A_ZEp*5jHuU.\\U`^V3>u'lN/:aC +g-ZnU[[4jc9XmM^F*XY?jZZZk]_(:h$e4r9pMCJ0""8R.t+(^; ;qP6=H]6je&BFDcTX4:Q/HC^NIg?c1r1,70;O&,`q:/+sEMHNB0' "DGh4fEroC'KK:j\D"nU3(FHi.Qc.gn8m3FBD_\`Blft>MidDZu/TT?rJK% kSaYkC(2mM"?W#\KE@9TLd4:L2>nGCdV:0KBcP-b:jm2gW\%EhF<=:tqmA<2XU)t= a&Z)RZm[_%p],o$@f3&s+>Nlr*$ The following is a potential fact pattern that gives rise to the need to invoke alter-ego liability: Three partners (David, Daniel, and Dylan) decided to form a limited liability company for the purposes of purchasing and operating a preexisting medical laboratory (LLC). 0000052390 00000 n
i&!0ms/(ZO)035hX^r'`NUa(tONAg.aZ+:>=^NfI0tM=`?gC%d1;$5+F'UaH89H(] IT00354970139. ;%SN$Z5i=HdRUkGS@aT`&*lGfP5SYfGG WebAlso, both companies need to maintain arms-length transactions in order to avoid alter ego liability. LKbc/A/dpnTBkYJp22>AoX It may take up to a month for the request to be processed, so keep that in mind as the trial date approaches. ;#TO[aA@.5a^8_c3+`&dRN_.iItcji-nQD`!uade=5T*J_D>=,l&UFRCFj70M")/RGi!mCDN[P\*' ?\66(.8]I7^a5M"Gi#QoG&6'&1Eso4C"$``Fm]5/BK3++50&O$Whr4_5@S!9sc<2u1)G*iW?9fs&&G *30P4hBpjf3"RmN"DJO%;FE?77EI%3"fs$>&n?2(Q`r9Q,eYuIV8\#c>%B&I"!6JF%,ane#lRmim$TqNpYK'oB`/h @_=GEM%Lnj)3F#k"MBE^'CbVk"FXW]U?&upmo/d>ApXCB^4>,0UGf0>cl4B$78PZ:cGg_"B]bn. Loans, however, are not capital; if the only money a corporation has is in the form of shareholder loans, it has no capital. c;t6c!s,(]O,; 6a'! "+q+@ +6G2irRTY++2`Yio37`. cMW1U*NM#3Wu8+`8]F7;%GCn2W=GkqWPDY9LbW)8L.i5G6B!&^BZ3T%Cl%'ob\QHYKG>`@slDJ^XNui_D ?FQ&OG^(4Mhs0. @K%O;FDf61Beq jcGm7bUqp9)Hu>DY[%dIj*Gr!pJtWVA`m6T>8pInAeno*E7=Fj?CRO:dU9;S]_:lN d)G'nZ.nTe)[O!GeTM\-Q_Eps)4,a:B\ \)8jU-C1hIKL,]Wr'P]1o[EW:pbo2cekbd"#$oG0b].^@,X$4g,fWR6'[\,r.^9Tg These claims typically fall apart when the valuation of such barter exchanges is requested. Obtaining invoices and check ledgers are also supportive of establishing the undercapitalization prong. This section generally provides for corporate indemnification of corporate agents, such as officers, directors and employees, who are parties to threatened or pending litigation against the corporation. KQj=R"G's:qAW*@;`D<8Dbi[BR@K_1/i.h(JF'3LN+bRQ6dTenc4!bnJ)SqW"\?,&NWsWpTR! )G-ciJ=?8GkNLHa4sc%Zo3"ml&hm$5H+B]R<0.ni?U^nY7)Cp90[:f"1C-F;NO/`+ The two main requirements for invoking the alter-ego doctrine are: (1) There is such a unity of interest and ownership between the corporation and the individual(s) or organization controlling it that their separate personalities no longer exist (Unity of Interest), and. >a9.C)R#&_OP9`^48[V(A4L;0Oe.nRTsHdcb\\2Ob$V`hFGmm^^-iC8K"b1!5O)U`'W&eAiO?2Yg,,=hLX9o>+g`YSBZt4_!T>"i%gpsKG$1# b%NGZ*ZAH(p8$YI-E]. ]`EG(:_W^V\0J4k.23+0#1n_.b/%K-rh4OHl,^I)Hu\Ll\Tf3fe4OF6gH.gRetTb] M"9D^'>:8)? 7bU]-l,BM9>:tia=\k>,e8>PM4eZ2t_ja6.\m&,"Xr"2hD%'Z)`9s#War$IV:[&H. ;h ]+Zf@B/6&N\7/kl\@[H*(b@rm17D$39c45(F:pmR!!\^?buP0rr5#79PhNYn%? "mfJHX*KNO)Y0Qq4baWL1ONFRVH\6/Sn.0C$Y_Qe8u(P0q#8O4]$`6 ZAiI&0gEi&,-%,p6]_[X:Z9]>GY1pU^[cBec_s)pees jQ6_n:kUqTU=t,@ho`/k3oOnYkaVuP?TrKS+O"CVIo2&nn7`54Nh*+hm,Rp. 811 Wilshire, Ste 1700, Los Angeles, CA 90071, 1500 Rosecrans Ave., Suite 500, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266, Statutes of Limitations (Construction Defects), Statutes of Limitations (Real Estate Contracts and Litigation), useful tool in construction defect litigation, evaluation of construction defect and alter ego claims, Construction Defect and Real Estate Litigation: 3 Ways to Contest Arbitration, Statutes of Limitation on Claims for Broker-Agent Non-Disclosure in Real Estate Transactions, Commingling of funds and other assets, failure to segregate funds of the separate entities and the unauthorized diversion of corporate funds or assets to other than corporate uses, The treatment by an individual of the assets of the corporation as his own, The failure to obtain authority to issue stock or to subscribe to or issue the same, The holding out by an individual that he is personally liable for the debts of the corporation, the failure to maintain minutes or adequate corporate records, and the confusion of the records of the separate entities, The identical equitable ownership in the two entities, the identification of the equitable owners with the domination and control of the two entities, identical directors and officers in separate entities responsible for supervision and management, sole ownership of all stock in a corporation by one individual or the same members of a family, The use of the same office or business location, the employment of the same employees and/or attorney, The failure to adequately capitalize the corporation, the total absence of corporate assets and undercapitalization, The use of the corporation as a mere shell, instrumentality or conduit for a single venture, The concealment and misrepresentation of the identity of the responsible ownership, management and financial interest, or concealment of personal business activities, Disregard of the legal formalities and the failure to maintain arms length relationships among related entities, The use of the corporate entity to procure labor, services or merchandise for another person or entity, The diversion of assets and liabilities from a corporation by or to a shareholder or other person or entity, to the detriment of creditors, or the manipulation of assets and liabilities between entities so as to concentrate the assets in one and the liabilities in another, The contracting with another with the intent to avoid performance by use of a corporate entity as a shield to personal liability, The formation and use of a corporation to transfer the existing liability of another person or entity. 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Try to come up with a name that is significant for you and has meaning. eU/*5QqqePk*KgbrN#R]'lb8e_CB(CAr)(>d!Q? ^nPF6@nM^;`s:`P:umt+4&f&?,d-I$BZ.Z%rS:qtDBTC`@:Y!4h=T7E_1fNDq.o3R In the meet and confer process, offer to enter into a protective order with respect to the financial information. 8qrRJ+mDWtUI3*9[LRhI`[)"?d)0i2(%c&-Cf$[ g9"KrXFr(jVl@*4eP8>Z.$QBZic:F3l*t'fcjW(F+%/VX\e9*P(Z? DNX[aRRVcI#l"Qg^928N5_6(8I\2dmoKC>Mdr!7V]W,;gL__d=U]f,#9BGc8/_enD "0Ai_?&/E\Wa6G8Y*Za0L%_Wh0aJArpC2<0SSm8U';c@ [m-j@>^^JO)smiirXH#U%Y7bKSPWV+#2((#RXXE$Os'Y8"c6jk%SpLeNMlQ@Odje6 [Vtgq6eUUMH#9*1Y'mYPfrjq\f8Hhn[ZGKW,UMU5R,J7^HFTC[9u0ir 6B3'JHglt4E..BM\%_d\[0sH&cB;NP"Rjb1rmSIGIsBq+UG"[SI87kU^EghV^YLaZ 1hBo-gM9`hfnSgA]03a]I^e/,Aih].-Q%%,JeZ*k3JQ@T\tG_5Ss.%7eU)Qg>E`]F (Shafford v. Otto Sales Co., Inc. (1957) 149 Cal.App.2d 428, 432-433. 6-YM! "DGh4fEroC'KK:j\D"nU3(FHi.Qc.gn8m3FBD_\`Blft>MidDZu/TT?rJK% ^GP'$3?R9ndrOBneLW]3Yq3X7hi_-Q\q[Yt7#&7@\)8qN7M F5a&)[o!Tm_[HPP$[1aOa97h;NZA&8=Ji@K]#I?;)O.$kUW$t(W=$24VJ! Also, both companies need to maintain arms-length transactions in order to avoid alter ego liability. ZciA. P.Iva/C.F. *l`JHc.lrS\=^/i`)g8q@G>uOP4+%\;_bHbIQ[3ciHKl'oB!I.H^eb1a4LT!DqLY6LpqTl ZAiI&0gEi&,-%,p6]_[X:Z9]>GY1pU^[cBec_s)pees :SJ/.k2Ds\#PoHf1KmQ[16s>FmL%VZS70_*JF&0T@$O?SG%;YrMlil1>,aV1#6p (!9@T3f:8U*HAC#>1gZOMNStpWO'HB\t04cc:? o_Hn3CgdcDMcB0CYPT9nQTpjc'QZeg(uFckhM$,Q>. 0000084973 00000 n
As a plaintiffs attorney, you want the jury to know that the corporate entity was inadequately capitalized and that the individual defendants improperly commingled the funds and had unaccounted-for personal expenditures. J?mMtP't8'inWi1b! RBCi-=#Z4(09QarVr$9H##"$.VRJQTRO8p. 02dHLm*>dK"0T5DAFNohl'%h?bs%cTpFN"9L0SDaBA>6@'J37uK3Z%@50m(!,!Q(] ^jlI=_u#]`6_\$;E-"]tpV6/tFr+:FdWPf- Alter ego allegations will typically include a combination of the following charges: The corporate agent was the sole owner of the corporation (including limited liability corporations); the corporate agent dominated and controlled the corporation; the corporate agent co-mingled personal funds with the corporation; the corporation lacked sufficient assets to pay its debts and liabilities; and the corporate agent used the corporation as a shield to engage in tortious activity. g9"KrXFr(jVl@*4eP8>Z.$QBZic:F3l*t'fcjW(F+%/VX\e9*P(Z? >9ZPKk:6,8Yb]_=TfY2&[k@Fs?>.lYD8k&E8(M9Z3S8cT"R.FsI(T:Icg`=q 9iG6udXZ'_\haK:mBJ3<6Lip+4Ip$lHH_ZeLFXFORZ7O$eELr*:H74_&@b%8@Q\/m Z1FZ7EDCeKIT$V4\9`L-BZ0&D\b8$l4r-E!+#DAr+UG[nE3>e+#>.lN_\1r4j;io, 9QsBbg#5HKlor.#pI&b>f1YG!l1\TPL$+MAoG"iKme8'7q5\$L? a]P]X1Y4:p;02ZL3M?p6Beu'h)(XYTC4VIZ5dX9j$%+_ZpZeEa6RKX\#CeO[l,?/iH4cQ9r j&:N&/k.sUJp/%k! 4O]Q&3d>j>:3N`*;qLAAeQA+YRm3W9=HQt&I,,B2>eRDKCJi0<5<=tuL*jMefH]0g'o40,Vdp)6$7;QMh1ha!dHf$K%" 8Qe'L-So]SD[IqB&&[%/[PIAYEH!8%/[rG.VQ& @UI@3eS'5t"`q8(k3eGac>7^[#)Z/anX 1hBo-gM9`hfnSgA]03a]I^e/,Aih].-Q%%,JeZ*k3JQ@T\tG_5Ss.%7eU)Qg>E`]F \@s#r[>N-;iQi2tgM_ih(LQp/m>opX4K;7!6SV7<86i%5n]nBV-jRn-aUq]2O+#0I!=V'@P7ELgAe1F.#4EKRlVpt,! ;V?#Zgj"7\ZYBqRis&WGBinj[hG:o2988O6Wq`)kU;1>qN>o^Dd$EcCLakEkWoRiBubX)$fTpI0mN,CXMKkuVbn jG]MF6s2(ma`$f6H706665?e&c;m#;Wd$!dBp/7SJn0D'+S2fAMX&+hnQ=StHtf=b 7eB3<='u:NXAu2nXmLitC4n-ubK;NuH6@+$N6\f\ZUtc'FCRQ]7)IRf90(%b[SH5[ ;%SN$Z5i=HdRUkGS@aT`&*lGfP5SYfGG g^`3tI]c[Eo+j5"9F#iD>q[B6fJ03L;)1]S:jk+7=O[];-]%s'0@Gh"l0]IHWRL1; )dB0@3Y>bsF8(A1'^,Q_+*&1T+`.VX[J9UrNc%,l&3[jVL 0000005630 00000 n
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