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Practice question: Piercing the Corporate Veil

Multiple Choice Easy

Practice question

Can veil piercing itself supply personal jurisdiction over a corporation never properly brought into the case?
  1. No; Kukan distinguishes jurisdiction from established liability
  2. Yes; alleging fraud supplies all jurisdiction automatically
  3. Yes; a judgment against any affiliate binds every corporation
  4. Yes; corporate similarity replaces all process
  5. Yes; a creditor may choose jurisdiction privately

Legal references

  • Maricalum Mining v Florentino GR221813 July23,2018 MAIN: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2018/jul2018/gr_221813_2018.html Transaction-specific domination and Nell asset-transfer exceptions.
  • Kukan International v Reyes GR182729 September29,2010 MAIN: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2010/sep2010/gr_182729_2010.html Jurisdiction and due process distinct from veil-piercing liability.

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