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Updated 5 days ago, 12/19/2024

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John Underwood
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Why an LLC may not protect you from a Lawsuit

John Underwood
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I stumbled across this lawsuit while looking for something else.

As I have mentioned before in this forum an LLC that is not 100% property ran can easily be pierced and the owner sued personally.

Here is an example of where an attorney went after someone that thought their LLC would protect them:

18. Upon information and belief, the member(s) of the Defendant have failed to observe any corporate formalities in that: a. b. c. d. e. f. g.

19. The members did not observe corporate formality; The Defendant did not pay dividends; The Defendant was insolvent at the time of its actions; The Defendant’s members siphoned funds from the Defendant for their own personal use; The Defendant’s members comingled funds; There are no corporate records; The corporation(s) were a facade and alter ego of the member(s) of the Defendant. In addition to the eight (8) factors laid out above, failing to pierce the corporate veil in this matter would create an elementary injustice and fundamental unfairness. The member(s) of the Defendant have used the corporate shell as a way to avoid any liability for the serious injuries that were caused to the Plaintiff and others by the reckless action of the Defendant’s member(s) and agents. With this in mind, Plaintiff should have compensation directly from the member(s) if the same cannot be had from the corporate Defendant. To deny this compensation would create an injustice and fundamental unfairness.

20. For the reasons and for other reasons to be proven, the Plaintiff is entitled to pierce the corporate veil and assert individual liability against the member(s) of the Defendant.

  • John Underwood
  • Why might an LLC not protect its owners from a lawsuit?

    An LLC may not protect its owners from a lawsuit if corporate formalities are not observed, funds are commingled, or the LLC is used as a facade, allowing the corporate veil to be pierced.
    Sources: jay,John,Mike,Don

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