Legal Opinion

Swinerton Builders v. Nassi

Colorado Court of Appeals

Decided February 2, 2012No. 10CA1847PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Judge GABRIEL.

¶ 1 Plaintiff, Swinerton Builders, appeals the district court's order denying its motion to recover the attorney fees and costs that it incurred in successfully piercing Beau-vallon Corporation's corporate veil, in order to enforee a previously obtained arbitration award against Beauvallon's president, defendant, Craig Nassi. As an apparent matter of first impression in Colorado, we conclude that a party who prevails in an action to pierce the corporate veil of a corporation may recover the attorney fees and costs incurred in that action if (1) the action was brought…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Cooper v. Meridian Yachts, Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2009
  2. Leek v. CooperCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2011
  3. In Re PhillipsSupreme Court of Colorado · 2006
  4. Sheffield Services Co. v. TrowbridgeColorado Court of Appeals · 2009
  5. Wachovia Securities, LLC v. JahelkaDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 2008

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3Cited by5 opinions

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