Alaska Supreme Court
Brown v. Knowles
August 16, 2013
Summary
The court affirmed a judgment holding Leon Knowles's former corporate employer's president personally liable for unpaid bonus compensation and related overtime under a veil-piercing theory. It held that Knowles's claim alleged direct injury to him rather than injury to the corporation, so the claim was not property of the bankruptcy estate and could proceed after the corporation's bankruptcy and discharge. The court also upheld the application of Alaska's disjunctive veil-piercing tests, the timeliness and calculation of the overtime award, and the attorney-fee rulings.