Category: Personal Liability
WARNing: You Could be Personally Liable
"Can I be personally liable?" Directors, officers, and managers of business entities frequently ask that question of their attorneys. A recent Delaware decision reveals an important area of potentially huge personally liability involving a sudden shutdown caused by insolvency. Some states, including Maine, California, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, New Hampshire...
Father-Daughter Dance Against Connecticut Wedding Caterer/Event Venue Results in Significant Personal Liability to Business Owners
As we near Father's Day, Ferguson v. Fairfield Caterers, Inc. , serves as an appropriate case to remind employers of the many facets of a retaliation claim—including the personal liability that attaches. Kelli Ferguson and her father worked for Defendant until early 2010. Ferguson's father, Kevin Heslin managed wedding...