The alter ego doctrine is rooted in a trial court’s discretion to reach a decision

based on what justice and fairness compels. Where an individual defendant is hiding

behind a corporate identity, the court should pierce the corporate veil and find a merger

of the personalities of the two. Where the individual party is attempting to hide his

personal assets not merely through a corporation but also through a Cook Island trust in

which he is a principal beneficiary, the court should recognize the outlandishness of the

conduct and invalidate the trust on its face. What you as the plaintiffs’ attorney must

accomplish is to convince the court that these decisions must be made in a timely

manner so as to maximize your client’s potential recovery. By consolidating these

issues into a single trial, you bypass any concerns the court may have with respect to

the one-final-judgment rule and achieve a true measure of civil justice.

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