BAU.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, 1999stubesbozounverifiedsin verificarSkim briefBrief rápido

Gardemal v. Westin Hotel Co.

186 F.3d 588 (5th Cir. 1999)

A drowning at a Mexican resort and a suit against the American parent

In one lineEn una línea: Ordinary ownership and oversight of a subsidiary do not make the parent its alter ego or a single business enterprise.La propiedad y supervisión ordinarias de una filial no convierten a la matriz en su alter ego ni en una empresa única.
RuleRegla: Under Texas law, alter ego requires such unity between parent and subsidiary that separateness has ceased and holding only the subsidiary liable would be unjust; shared branding and policies without domination are insufficient.
Why this case is herePor qué está aquí este caso: Shows that ordinary parent involvement is not domination, and that the single business enterprise theory does not reach a parent absent that control.
Procedural posturePostura procesal: The widow sued Westin Hotel Co. for a death at a hotel run by a Mexican subsidiary; the district court granted summary judgment for the parent; the Fifth Circuit affirmed.

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