Conam Alaska v. Bell Lavalin, Inc.

OPINION

COMPTON, Justice.

This case arises from a failed subcontractor relationship on a project on the North Slope. Conam Alaska appeals the superior court’s dismissal of its professional negligence cause of action and the superior court’s formulation of a jury instruction on piercing the corporate veil. Bell Lavalin cross-appeals, seeking to overturn the jury’s verdict that Conam Alaska was excused from performing the contract and was entitled to damages.

I. Factual and Procedural Background

A. THE PARTIES

The various business entities that evolve out of the parent corporations and their…