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THE FACT THAT THE CRITERIA FOR PIERCING THE CORPORATE VEIL WERE NOT MET DID NOT PRECLUDE AN ACTION AGAINST A CORPORATE OFFICER INDIVIDUALLY FOR PARTICIPATING IN AND BENEFITING FROM A TORT, HERE THE MISAPPROPRIATION OF TRADE SECRETS (FIRST DEPT).

The First Department, reversing (modifying) Supreme Court, determined that the fact that the criteria for piercing the corporate veil were not met did not preclude an action against a corporate officer individually if the officer participates in and benefits from the commission of a tort:

Supreme Court improperly dismissed the misappropriation of trade secrets cause of action as asserted against the individual defendants. In granting the motion to dismiss against those defendants, the court limited its analysis of their liability to the issue of whether they completely dominated the corporation with respect to the transaction attacked, finding that there was no basis to pierce the corporate veil. However, even where the corporate veil is not pierced, a corporate officer who participates in and benefits from the commission of a tort may still be held individually liable … . The record presents sufficient evidence regarding the individual defendants’ participation, for their own personal gain, in the corporate defendant’s allegedly tortious acts, thus raising issues of material fact as to their personal liability. Thus, the claim for misappropriation of trade secrets should be reinstated … . Century First Credit Solutions, Inc. v Priority Capital, LLC, 2026 NY Slip Op 00224, First Dept 1-20-26

Practice Point: Here an action for misappropriation of trade secrets was properly brought against an corporate officer individually, despite the fact that the criteria for piercing the corporate veil were not met.

 

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