Deutsche Bank AG v. Vik

Summary

The court held that the appeal was not moot merely because an earlier decision involving the plaintiff and one defendant had rejected veil piercing, because the defendants raised collateral estoppel for the first time on appeal and identified no material factual overlap. It further held that the complaint was not barred by the litigation privilege because it alleged substantial extrajudicial conduct and a broader conspiracy, and because the defendants were not alleged to have participated in certain proceedings in a manner warranting immunity. The judgment was reversed and the case was remanded with direction to affirm the denial of the motion to dismiss.