Sky Cable, LLC v. DIRECTV, Inc.
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
886 F.3d 375 (2018)
Relevant factsFree
After winning a $2.39 million judgment against Coley (defendant) for a fraudulent cable-programming resale scheme, DIRECTV (plaintiff) found Coley personally had insufficient assets to satisfy it, but Coley was the sole member of three LLCs whose funds he routinely commingled without accounting; the district court granted DIRECTV's motion to reverse-pierce the LLCs' veils, naming them co-judgment debtors.
IssueFree
Whether a court may reverse-pierce a corporate veil of a limited liability company if the company is the alter ego of its sole member.
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