Firstmark Capital Corp. v. Hempel Financial Corp.

HUG, Circuit Judge:

Nancy Hempel (“Mrs. Hempel”) appeals the district court’s judgment imposing on her liability as a corporations’ alter ego in the amount of $854,991.94. The case was tried without a jury, and the district court’s findings of fact are not disputed. The principal question presented is whether alter ego liability can be imposed on a spouse on the basis that she owns a community property interest in the stock of a corporation and received benefits from her husband’s abuse of the corporate structure. We hold that more is required.

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FACTS

Mrs. Hempel was married to Bruce Hem-pel…