Dodson Parker Attorneys Win in the Tennessee Supreme Court Again
Dodson Parker attorneys Jacob A. Vanzin and Donald Capparella recently prevailed again in a case before the Supreme Court of Tennessee.
The case, Youree v. Recovery House of East Tennessee, No. M2021-01504-SC-R11-CV (Tenn. Jan. 22, 2025), originated from a plaintiff’s attempt to enforce a judgment that it had obtained for the liability of one corporation against two related companies under the doctrine of piercing the corporate veil. The trial court granted a default judgment for the plaintiff when the two related corporations initially failed to respond to the lawsuit, and it denied the companies’ later motion to set the default aside.
The two companies appealed to the Court of Appeals on the grounds that the default judgment should have been set aside because the plaintiff’s complaint had failed to state requisite facts for piercing the corporate veil. The Court of Appeals agreed and reversed the decision of the Trial Court.
The Supreme Court, in a unanimous opinion, affirmed the decision of the Court of Appeals. It also clarified the appropriate test to be applied in actions that seek to pierce the corporate veil in Tennessee.
Jacob A. Vanzin presented the oral argument to the Supreme Court on May 9, 2024. You can watch the full video of the oral argument here.
The Supreme Court of Tennessee issued its opinion on January 22, 2025. You can read the full opinion here.
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