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Sep. 29, 2023

Destroy the records, destroy the corporate veil

California Court Of Appeal rules that manager’s destruction of company records supports finding of unity of interest sufficient to pierce corporate veil.

Marisa B. Miller

Partner
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

Email: mmiller@sheppardmullin.com

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Kevin Chang

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Sheppard Mullin

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A recently published opinion from the California Court of Appeal, Hacker v. Fabe, 92 Cal. App. 5th 1267 (2023), held that a principal’s destruction of a limited liability company’s records during the pendency of litigation was a factor supporting a finding that the principal and LLC shared a unity of interest sufficient to pierce the corporate veil, such that the manager should be held liable for a judgment against the LLC as an alter ego ...

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