Potato, Potahto, Illegal, Unlawful - Dombroski and New Rules for Piercing the Corporate Veil
The recent Ohio Supreme Court’s decision in Dombroski v. Wellpoint, Inc., 2008-Ohio-4827, has only further complicated the determination whether the corporate veil should be pierced in particular cases. In holding that the second prong of the seminal Belvedere test did not include merely unjust or inequitable acts, but did include “similarly unlawful” acts, the Court did nothing to clarify the circumstances in which corporate veil piercing is appropriate.
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About: Rayan F. Coutinho is an attorney with the Business Group at Wood & Lamping LLP and can be reached at rfcoutinho@woodlamping.com or (513) 852-6030.
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