Joseph Kubican v. The Tavern, LLC, d/b/a Bubba's Bar and Grill

DAVIS, Justice:

This action presents this Court with a certified question from the Circuit Court of Harrison County asking whether “West Virginia’s version of the Uniform Limited liability Company Act, codified at W.Va. Code § 31B [-1-101] et seq., afford[s] complete protection to members of a limited liability com pany against a plaintiff seeking to pierce the corporate veil?” After considering the parties’ briefs, their oral arguments and the relevant law, we answer this certified question in the negative.

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FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Following an altercation that allegedly took place at…