Judge Erred When Piercing Contractor’s Corporate Veil Sua Sponte, Panel Rules

(June 8, 2017, 7:38 AM EDT) -- INDIANAPOLIS  — An Indiana appellate panel on June 1 overturned a trial court judge’s sua sponte decision to pierce a remodeling company’s corporate veil in order to find the owner personally liable for construction defects and faulty workmanship, holding that the Indiana Home Improvement Contract Act (HICA) does not give the court such authority (DNS Allen, LLC, d/b/a D & S Allen, LLC v. Alan Cox, et al., No. 61A1-1609-CC-2141, Ind. App., 2017 Ind. App. LEXIS 713)....