In Re: Dravo LLC, Appeal of: Carmeuse Lime

Summary

The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania reversed the Superior Court’s judgment and held that plaintiffs cannot revive time‑barred asbestos claims against a dissolved LLC by piercing the LLC’s veil to reach the parent company. The Court reasoned that the LLC Act’s two‑year claim‑bar provision is clear and that veil‑piercing requires an underlying viable cause of action, which the plaintiffs lacked. The decision restores the trial court’s summary‑judgment ruling in favor of Carmeuse Lime.