FL · jury_instructions
Fla. Std. Jury Instr. (Contract & Bus.) 416.43
PIERCING THE CORPORATE VEIL
A (form of business entity) is a legal entity separate from its owner(s). An owner can be an/a [individual] [(form of business entity)]. The owner(s) are not liable for the acts of the (form of business entity) unless there is a piercing of the corporate veil. In this case, (claimant) seeks to “pierce the corporate veil” between (form of business entity) and (owner) so as to impose obligations upon (owner) that otherwise would be owing, if at all, solely from (form of business entity).
In order to pierce the corporate veil and hold (owner) liable for obligations of (form of business entity), (claimant) must show that:
1. (Owner) dominated and controlled (form of business entity) such that:
a. (form of business entity)’s separate identity was not sufficiently maintained, and
b. (form of business entity) lacked an existence independent from (owner); and
2. The corporate form of (business entity) was [formed] [used] for a fraudulent or improper purpose; and
3. (Claimant) was harmed by the fraudulent or improper [formation] [use] of the corporate form of (business entity).
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- floridabar.org
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- 2026-08-18
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- 2026-08-18
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