Chris K. Sturm v. Harb Development, LLC

Summary

The court held that a member or manager of a limited liability company may be personally liable for torts in which he personally participates, without requiring the plaintiff to pierce the company’s veil. The plaintiffs nevertheless failed to plead sufficient individual duties or required elements for their negligence, CUTPA, fraudulent misrepresentation, and negligent misrepresentation claims. The court therefore set aside the judgment as to the negligence and CUTPA counts with instructions to strike them on the stated pleading grounds, while affirming the judgment as to the fraudulent and negligent misrepresentation counts.