PLA 3205 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Joinder, Service Of Process, Specific Performance
6 Apr 2016
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Successful litigation begins with proper preparation and investigation. What happens: client communicates facts of the case, based on this the attorney then determines what facts further investigation (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) Many individuals form corporations to protect themselves from liability. The corporation is worth nothing (has no money) and the individual is rich. The plaintiff wants money but may be stuck suing the corporation with little or no ability to get money. Look for a guarantee, method to pierce the corporate veil or other way to get to the money. Piercing the corporate veil refers to the ability to sue the individual behind the corporation under certain circumstances. The most common is when there is a mixing of money between the individual and the corporation. (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) Sometimes defendants in a lawsuit cannot be identified by their correct names.
