Forcing adversaries to prove intent is where adept attorneys can easily earn their keep. Mounting the offensive is never an easy feat, especially when allegations of fraud require such a stringent inquiry into the mental processes of an oftentimes shrewd defendant.
The stakes can be especially high, too, with punitive damages or treble damages claims lying out there, as the case may be. And the icing on the crumbling cake of exposure are those occasional instances where the individual owners of an entity behave in a manner that gives rise to the potential for personal liability, losing the protection of the corporate veil.
