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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. ?9 ^jlI=_u#]`6_\$;E-"]tpV6/tFr+:FdWPf- ]TGAMZ5nk!Wc.t Zs_5@q$]MC_D'c$B-1*O6(T>Ki^90[8j).aGjK;41)P]81):$:#_[,(8^K?`[5? 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Use of Defendant [Corporate Entity] as a mere shell, instrumentality, or conduit for a single venture. Ph!-$9r"8:ND:r]3iPYKBHf*_K%P[>%A8&e`>uhC)Dt8t0i2V(HYS9-XP6)pe!, "PRCl,7a;tb9qn1b-Zkt.T0hH7Bm,c7UC0S-X[LYRllU,NG<9O4M$)0fKZShQl/oSMf-',ODK]o+*'IK-]f sidewalk tractor for sale; who are the parents of chaunte wayans The statute has a built-in twenty-one (21) day safe harbor, meaning the motion must be served on the other party but not filed with the court until the safe harbor period has elapsed. @%B5mhs7?J,\`@hZBMo#/8m2:CnTSo?T!5\lLPYhe=]n+E:T$Bb@5k @M:smF%4N@h7fZQ]q;O3+p=nPiGG3?C+l'rlVJj Zb;[8fkE:CH[9*3ZI2)oF"//+,<8!=("B'TXM]SlcV$r.$/D^e4u]S#"sMOpf=@e@$agHq7KK3hKM'4C+[* Pick a Name. 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