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· 6/11/1999

Doe v. Gelineau

Citations

  • 732 A.2d 43
  • 1999 WL 415520

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • recognizing that plaintiffs may pierce the corporate veil of a nonprofit corporation
  • \[T]he moving party bears the initial burden of establishing that no genuine issue of material fact exists for a finder of fact to resolve.\
  • under Rhode Island law, “[w]hen it comes to piercing corporate veils, courts are loath to act like Vlad the Impaler”
  • Supreme Court \will uphold a correct decision notwithstanding the reasoning upon which it rests.\
  • “The burden of proof in corporate-veil-piercing cases rests upon the party asking the court to disregard the corporate entity and impose liability on some other party.”

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Judges: Lederberg, Bourcier, Flanders, Goldberg, Weisberger

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