Demise of the Notion That Alter Ego Claims Belong to the Bankruptcy Estate

Shaoxing County Huayue Import & Export v. Bhaumik In Shaoxing County Huayue Import & Export v. Bhaumik (2011) 191Cal.App. 4th 1189, a creditor of a bankrupt corporation sued in state court to recover payment from an individual based on an … Continue reading

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California rejects “zone of insolvency” theory of director liability

The general rule is that directors of a corporation owe no duty to creditors because it is the shareholders who own a corporation. From an economic perspective, when a corporation is solvent, it is the shareholders who are the residual … Continue reading

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