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Re:Delaware judge discovers hidden entity recruiting people ... by Andrew_Russell on Monday November 07, 2022 @11:36AM (#33508118)
They seemed unsure at the hearing of what exactly they had signed up for.

Certainly, their LLCs could be subject to attorneys fees if the Court awards fees (which it generally only does in exceptional cases) or for sanctions based on attorney behavior.

However, normally, only their LLCs would be liable rather than the owners personally--unless they fail to observe the corporate formalities.

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Re:Delaware judge discovers hidden entity recruiting people ... by FireBeyond on Monday November 07, 2022 @06:45PM (#33514167)
> They seemed unsure at the hearing of what exactly they had signed up for.

One even had no idea what the name of the patent "he" owned was, or what it was for.

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Re:Delaware judge discovers hidden entity recruiting people ... by ThePowerOfFuet on Monday November 07, 2022 @08:07PM (#33514778)
> However, normally, only their LLCs would be liable rather than the owners personally--unless they fail to observe the corporate formalities.

Failing to observe which formalities in particular would expose them personally to such liability?

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Re:Delaware judge discovers hidden entity recruiting people ... by gnopgnip on Monday November 07, 2022 @08:56PM (#33515088)
Commingling assets, undercapitalization
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Re:Delaware judge discovers hidden entity recruiting people ... by shellfishgene on Tuesday November 08, 2022 @09:02AM (#33519003)
Once they own the patent, could they not break with MAVEXAR and keep 100% of what they would get from the litigation? In theory, I'm aware they probably had neither the know-how nor the funding.
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