Hoover Group, Inc. v. Custom Metalcraft, Inc., and Dwayne Holden

How courts have described this case

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

• noting that venue for claims against corporate officer/owner for acts of infringement by the corporation “may reasonably be based on the venue provisions for the corporation”
• noting that “venue is based on the facts alleged in the well-pleaded complaint”
• noting the distinction between torts committed in the course of an officer’s employment and other culpable wrongful acts
• noting appeal was from decisions of United States District Court for District of Nebraska
• “When personal wrongdoing is not supported by legitimate corporate activity, the courts have assigned personal liability for wrongful actions even when taken on behalf of the corporation.”
• “It is an insufficient basis for personal liability that the officer had knowledge of the acts alleged to constitute infringement.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).