When luxury or collector vehicles are placed on consignment for sale, the lines of responsibility can become blurred if a loss occurs.  This blurred line was illustrated in a recent claim involving two Porsche 911 GTS GT3 RSs valued at nearly $500,000.  Both vehicles were on consignment when a fire occurred overnight, damaging multiple vehicles...

The Alter Ego doctrine is used by the courts to ignore the corporate status of a group of stockholders, officers, etc., so that they may be held personally liable for their fraudulent or unjust actions[1].  A parent corporation will be considered the alter ego of a subsidiary corporation if it controls and directs its activities...