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BAU.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, 1985stubesbozounverifiedsin verificarSkim briefBrief rápido

United States v. Jon-T Chemicals, Inc.

768 F.2d 686 (5th Cir. 1985)

A parent that ran its subsidiary's farm subsidies as its own money

In one lineEn una línea
Whether a parent is the alter ego of its subsidiary depends on the totality of control factors, not on formalities alone.Que una matriz sea alter ego de su filial depende del conjunto de factores de control, no solo de las formalidades.
RuleRegla
Factors include common stock ownership, common directors and officers, shared offices and employees, financing and undercapitalization by the parent, failure to observe formalities, and the parent's use of the subsidiary's property as its own; in fraud and tort cases the totality controls.
Why this case is herePor qué está aquí este caso
The Fifth Circuit's list of alter ego factors between parent and subsidiary, and the point that formalities are only one factor.
Procedural posturePostura procesal
The government sought to hold the parent liable for its subsidiary's fraudulent subsidy claims; the district court found alter ego; the Fifth Circuit affirmed.
piercing the corporate veil (alter ego)

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