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Alter Ego and Veil Piercing
Alter ego is an theory used by creditors
to attempt to pierce the corporate veil by arguing that the
entity and the debtor are effectively one and the same such
that they should not be treated as different by the courts.
The following cases discuss the alter ego argument as utilized by creditors
to break through the liability containment of business entities,
including a list of the major opinions involving alter ego
arguments in the debtor-creditor context.
Some exemplary opinions follow.
Alabama
Culp v. Economy Mobile Homes, Inc.,
2004.AL.0000163 (Ala. 03/19/2004)
Calactic Employer Services, Inc. v. McDorman,
2003.AL.0000549 (Ala.Civ.App. 07/11/2003)
Thompson Properties v. Birmingham Hide & Tallow Company, Inc.,
839 So.2d 629 (Ala. 06/21/2002)
Mary S. Backus v. Jimmy H. Watson,
619 So. 2d 1342 (Ala. 03/26/1993)
Arizona
State Compensation Fund v. Yellow Cab of Phoenix,
3 P.3d 1040 (Ariz.App.Div.1 11/26/1999)
Taeger v. Catholic Family and Community Services,
995 P.2d 721 (Ariz.App.Div.1 06/17/1999)
Horizon Resources Bethany Ltd. v. Cutco Industries Inc.,
881 P.2d 1177 (Ariz.App.Div.1 05/10/1994)
Arkansas
Jerry Bullington v. Helen Palangio,
45 S.W.3d 834 (Ark. 06/21/2001)
Clara Crutchfield v. Russ-Mar Inc., Donna Fleharty & Michael Fleharty,,
No. CA98-901 (Ark.App. 03/17/1999)
California
Krausz Puente LLC v. Frank Westall et al.,
No. B164989 (Cal.App. 01/25/2005)
JLRB Associates et al. v. Mark T. Livingston,
No. D042738, D043800 (Cal.App. 01/20/2005)
Craig V. Randall v. Gordon A. Campbell et al.,
No. H025938 (Cal.App. 01/11/2005)
Jan Levinski v. Ronald E. Schmer et al.,
No. E033093 (Cal.App. 12/22/2004)
Sylvia Chen v. Hall Construction et al.,
No. G033139 (Cal.App. 12/20/2004)
Mindware S.A. v. Canara Technologies Inc. et al.,
No. G031089 (Cal.App. 12/15/2004)
Emma Mary Ellen Holley et al. v. Grove S. Crank, Sr. et al.,
No. 99-5611 (9th Cir. 10/26/2004)
Cal Pac Associates, Inc. v. Coussoulis Development Company,
2004.CA.0008132 (Cal.App. Dist.4 09/15/2004)
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Colorado
William W. Hewitt & Valley Park Apartments, Inc. v. Thomas S. Rice,
Nos. 03CA0984 & 03CA1092 (Colo.App. 12/30/2004)
Great Neck Plaza, L.P. v. Le Peep Restaurants, LLC,
37 P.3d 485 (Colo.App. 08/16/2001)
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